Rep. Massie: We don't want to see more "victims of gun control." 5/20/21

Yesterday, gun-grabbers in the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing to advance their gun control agenda. I used this opportunity to remind Judiciary Democrats that their policies create "victims of gun control."

As Republicans, we care about lives. We care about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You cannot have liberty, you cannot have the pursuit of happiness, without defense of life.

I care about the "victims of gun control" like my former staff member who watched as her husband was killed in front of her because she followed the gun control laws, and her assailant, her stalker, did not. She left her concealed carry weapon in her car because it was a "gun-free zone." It's a sign that no criminal ever pays attention to.

Background checks create "victims of gun control" too, particularly for racial minorities. Dr. John Lott says that when he was recently working in the U.S. Department of Justice, he saw data showing that the false positive rate for Black males was more than three times their share of the population, and was more than twice the share of the population for Hispanic males.

In some places, they say "if you have a good reason, we'll let you have a gun." This is where you see the most racial discrimination. In Los Angeles County, where about 50 percent of the population is Hispanic, they only get about six and a half percent of the gun permits, women about seven percent, and Blacks five percent. But nationwide, where people can get a permit generally without having to demonstrate such a need, 30 percent of permit holders are women. 13 percent are Black.

If you're well-connected, if your last name is Biden, you can lie on the form, you can get a gun. If you need special permission in New York City, you can get a gun if you're wealthy and famous. But if you're a poor minority? No.
Rep. Thomas Massie

Please help this channel get rolling by giving the video a Rumble and subscribe!