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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
HEARING. >> THIS HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS WILL COME TO ORDER. ENTITLED PROPOSALS TO REDUCE GUN...
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Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
YOU. AND IT IS ALSO A PARTICULAR HIGH HONOR TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE WITH TWO FORMER RANKING MEMBERS AND CHAIRMEN OF THIS COMMITTEE. SENATOR CORNYN...
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| 00:13:50 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
TO EITHERVERY AMERICAN. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR CRUZ. IN KEEPING WITH THE PRACTICE OF THE COMMITTEE, WITNESS WILL PLEASE STAND AND RAISE THE RIGHT HAND...
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Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
STATEMENT. YOUR COMPLETE STATEMENT WILL BE PART OF THE RECORD. AND THEN WE WILL ASK SOME QUESTIONS. PLEASE PROCEED. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IMSERVE...
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| 00:20:16 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
DECREASE IN VIOLENT CRIME. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. >>...
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| 00:21:40 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
IN PROSECUTING CASES THAT APPEAR TO BE PAPERWORK PROSECUTIONS? >> YES, SENATOR, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. WHEN SOMEONE GOES INTO...
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| 00:25:53 |
Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
US TO ABSORB. >> THANK YOU. SENATOR CRUZ. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE FRONT LINES...
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| 00:26:40 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
THE RIGHTS OF LAW ABIDING CITIZENS TO KEEP AND BEAR ARM ACTUALLY RESULTS IN REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME? >> VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY. I THINK THAT...
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| 00:33:07 |
Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
HEAPMY. MHEAPMHY, MY TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING. I WANT TO THANK SOME FOLKS WHO ARE HERE FROM MINNESOTA...
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| 00:39:13 |
Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
HEAPHY FOR COMING. QUESTIONS ON STRAW PURCHASERS, WE'VE HEARD THAT ALL TOO OFTEN LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENTS CASES OF SUSPECTED STRAW PURCHASERS TO U.S....
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| 00:39:34 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
U.S. ATTORNEYS FOR SUSPECTED STRAW PURCHASERS LAST YEAR THAT WERE DECLINED PROSECUTION? >> SENATOR, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION...
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| 00:44:53 |
Hirono, Mazie - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
GRASSLEY. SENATOR HIRONO. >> THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. AND TO OUR -- YOU MENTIONED THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS A...
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| 00:45:29 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
LAW? >> YES, SENATOR HIRONO. CURRENTLY, IT'S TOO EASY FOR PROHIBITED PERSONS, FELONS, DRUG USERS, FOLKS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, TO EVADE THE...
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| 00:49:39 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. DO YOU OWN A GUN? >> I DO
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| 00:49:45 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
NOT. >> DO ANY OF YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS OWN GUNS? >> YES, I LIVE IN A STATE IN WHICH GUNS ARE HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM. BUT I DO NOT. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN,...
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| 00:54:42 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
THIS SUBCOMMITTEE EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A MEMBER. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR MEASURED RESPONSES. IT'S...
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| 00:56:51 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A U.S. ATTORNEY AND FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I WANT TO JOIN THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE IN EXPRESSING MY...
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| 00:58:04 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
BASE PEOPLE WHO WERE ADJUDICATED MENTALLY ILL. YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT LAW, AREN'T YOU, SIR? >> I BELIEVE IT'S VOLUNTARY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE...
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| 01:02:43 |
Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
SENATOR BLUMENTHAL. I CORRECT THE RECORD, NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT. >> I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR HOLDING THIS HEARING AND MY COLLEAGUES...
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| 01:04:47 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
IS A NONPOLITICAL POSITION. YOU'RE A LAW ENFORCER. IS THAT IT CORRECT? >> YES, SIR, I HAVE SERVED IN MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIONS, YES. >> AND I APPRECIATE...
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| 01:09:55 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
CHAIRMAN. AND MY OLD FRIEND AND DEBATING PARTNER PROFESSOR LARRY TRIBE, WHO I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR. HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE...
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| 01:15:19 |
Heaphy, Timothy J. - U.S. Attorney
ILL OR EVIL FROM HARMING OTHERS? >> SENATOR, I WISH THAT IT I COULD REASSURE THIS COMMITTEE THAT WE COULD PASS A LAW TO PRETEND -- WE CAN'T DO THAT....
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| 01:16:03 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
YOUR TESTIMONY. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. WE MAY HAVE SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. >> WE WILL. >> I'D LIKE TO ASK THE SECOND PANEL TO PLEASE COME TO...
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Tribe, Laurence H. - Professor
PROFESSOR TRIBE, I KNOW E YOU MADE A GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICE TO BE HERE WITH US TODAY AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU,...
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| 01:27:24 |
Wortham, Sandra - Sister
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. IT'S REALLY AN HONOR. WE DISCUSS EDED A LOT ABOUT LAW...
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| 01:35:16 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
YOUR BROTHER'S SERVICE AND THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY SOME OF HIS FRIENDS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND OTHERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL....
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| 01:35:37 |
Hupp, Suzanna Gratia - State Representative, [R] Texas
MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS, I'M SPEAK INGING FOR MYSELF AND NOT IN ANY OFFICIAL CAPACITY. I WANTED TO MENTION RIGHT OFF THE BAT THAT...
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| 01:42:35 |
Cooper, Charles - Attorney
HOUR, 40 MINUTES, I'M SORRY. MAYBE SOONER. >> YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO GO AHEAD? >> PLEASE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE....
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| 01:49:24 |
Webster, Daniel W. - Director
AND PLEASE PROCEED. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST BEFORE YOU TODAY. IN 2010 GUNS WERE USED IN MORE THAN 31,000 DEATHS,...
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| 01:57:57 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
ASSAILANTS HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEGALLY PURCHASE ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. LET ME...
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| 01:59:50 |
Cooper, Charles - Attorney
WRONG ABOUT THAT. SO HOW DO YOU RECONCILE THAT? HOW CAN YOU SAY THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT IN LIGHT OF SCALIA'S STATEMENT? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN,...
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| 02:02:11 |
Tribe, Laurence H. - Professor
AS OPPOSED TO MANY OTHER THINGS. TELL ME YOUR REACTION TO THIS. >> WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN -- >> YOU NEED TO TURN YOUR -- THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MUCH...
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| 02:09:04 |
Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
IT IS ILLEGAL DEFIANCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. >> THANK YOU. SENATOR CRUZ. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE WITNESSES...
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| 02:11:41 |
Cooper, Charles - Attorney
AM I CORRECT THAT THE POSITION THAT WAS ADVOCATED IN THOSE CASES IS JUST THAT RADICAL? >> IT WAS JUST THAT SWEEPING, SENATOR CRUZ. THE CLAIM MADE...
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| 02:14:41 |
Tribe, Laurence H. - Professor
EXAMPLES OF RESTRICTIONS, THE KINDS OF RESTRICTIONS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE, HELLER DID NOT SAY THOSE WERE PERMISSIBLE, DID IT? >> CERTAINLY,...
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| 02:17:02 |
Hupp, Suzanna Gratia - State Representative, [R] Texas
OR ANY ARGUMENT TO THE CONTRARY, THAT STRIPPING WOMEN OF THE RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES DOES NOT MAKE THEM MORE VULNERABLE TO VIOLENT PREDATORS? >>...
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| 02:19:47 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
HUPP. AND MY TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> SENATOR GRAHAM. >> THANK YOU ALL. THE LAST ROUND OF QUESTIONING I ASKED A QUESTION OF OUR FIRST WITNESS. WHAT PERCENTAGE...
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| 02:21:25 |
Tribe, Laurence H. - Professor
DO. AND I THINK THAT THE FEAR OF A REALLY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE RATHER THAN A SLAP ON THE WRIST WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT THE KEY POINT TO ME IS THAT...
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| 02:26:39 |
Cooper, Charles - Attorney
AR-15, SENATOR GRAHAM. BUT THE SHOTGUN COULD COME IN VERY HANDY AS WELL. AND I THINK THAT YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE ATLANTA EPISODE REALLY BRING INTO...
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| 02:27:44 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
55/100000 IN PROSECUTION WE'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO. THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR GRAHAM. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING BACK. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN TOUGH...
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| 02:28:59 |
Hupp, Suzanna Gratia - State Representative, [R] Texas
STAND BY YOUR STATEMENT THAT "NEARLY ALL MASS SHOOTINGS IN RECENT YEARS HAVE OCCURRED IN GUN-FREE ZONES"? >> YES, I WOULD. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT...
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| 02:33:08 |
Wortham, Sandra - Sister
AND WHERE DO YOU COME DOWN ON THIS? HOW DO YOU -- I MEAN, AS YOU REFLECT ON THIS. >> RIGHT. SO PERSPECTIVE IS EVERYTHING. AND I THINK MISS HUPP'S STORY...
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| 02:36:50 |
Webster, Daniel W. - Director
OF GUNSHOT DEATHS IN OUR COUNTRY AND WHAT YOU THINK WE NEED TO DO TO ADDRESS IT? >> SURE. AS I INDICATED IN MY TESTIMONY, I THINK FROM A POLICY STANDPOINT...
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