If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of examples of criminal acts reduced by such legislation. That they cannot do so after a century and a half of trying - that they must sweep under the rug the southern attempts at gun control in the 1870-1910 period, the northeastern attempts in the 1920-1939 period, the attempts at both Federal and State levels in 1965-1976 - establishes the repeated, complete and inevitable failure of gun laws to control serious crime.
Orrin HatchWe cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.
Orrin HatchHowever, FDA attempted to reverse this clear congressional intent in March, 1979, by proposing to regulate vitamins and minerals as 'Over-The-Counter' drugs.
Orrin HatchUnder the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .
Orrin Hatch