- [on the National Rifle Association's complaint to Congress that a seven-day waiting period would inconvenience "legitimate" gun buyers] I need help getting out of bed, help taking a shower, and help getting dressed, and -- damn it -- I need help going to the bathroom . . . I guess I'm paying for their "convenience".
- [in New York Newsday, 9 May 1991, about witnessing the passage of the Brady Bill from his wheelchair in the House of Representatives' visitors' gallery] I told [President Ronald Reagan] when I called him this evening [to tell him the results], "The truth wins out". The truth always wins out. And the little guys won. This is not gun control. It's crime control.
- [on Congress-woman Gabrielle Giffords] On that day Gabby Giffords first spoke out so eloquently about the tragedy in Newton, Connecticut and her commitment to the issue of reducing gun violence, I knew the movement would see not just a fleeting success. I heard in her voice and that of her husband Mark the sincerity and determination to make this a long-term commitment. This issue is unlike all others, as it takes those very qualities to fight the large gun lobby with its unending source of revenue. It is indeed David vs. Goliath. Gabby has all the qualities it takes ..to show us what a David she is.
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