I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We have to be as militant defending America as the enemies of America are in trying to destroy America.
Our pre-9/11 gun laws allow our enemies in the War on Terror to arm themselves right here in our own country.
It bothers me to read the comments of leaders of the Hamas and others who hate America that their goal is to have more weaponry capable of delivering all types of weapons of mass destruction.
Terrorists have already attacked our Nation once. There is every reason to believe that they will try again - possibly with a weapon of mass destruction; a weapon that could be smuggled into our ports.
Let me announce, with all the strength at my command, that I am not a terrorist and I never was, expect perhaps in the beginning of my revolutionary career. And I am convinced that we cannot gain anything through those methods.
Islamic terrorists do not need an excuse to attack the United States. To attack us is what they do; they attack us for what we are.
I hope that the entire Senate votes to say that if you're on the terrorist watch list - not just the no-fly list, which is a much more targeted list, but the terrorist watch list - you should not be able to buy a weapon.
I've always refused to play terrorists.
I am committed to protecting our country against the threat of terrorism.
I'm trying to fight the terrorism that's actually causing the other forms of terrorism. You know, the root cause of terrorism is the stuff that the U.S. government allows to happen, and the foreign policies that we have in place in different countries that inspire people to become terrorists. And it's easy for us because it's just some oil.