We are going to vigorously attack the law in courts, ... Congress has no power to retroactively deprive people of their rights. |
We're going to argue that this statute is literally unprecedented in American history, ... because it is the first time that the federal government will be stepping in and retroactively depriving injured people of their vested legal rights under state law, without providing them any alternative. |
Yes, we must severely punish criminals who use guns, but we must also stop the flood of illegal guns at its source - the gun dealers who put profit ahead of public safety. |