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[on Gay Ban In The Military:] Heroism, I Believe, Is A Trait That Does Not Know Race, Color, Creed, Sex, Or Sexual Orientation.

The National Guard Fulfills The Militia Mentioned In The Second Amendment. Citizens No Longer Need To Protect The States Or Themselves.

Our Supportfor Assault Weapons Ban Is Very Broad...i Think We've Got All The Police, We Have All The Mayors Virtually - The Conference Of Mayors, Mayors Against Guns. We Have Medical Experts, We Have Virtually Dozens Of Religious Organizations Of Every Creed Supporting Us. We Have Just Lists And Lists.

And In An Issue With This Kind Of Concern To A Committee That Bears The Oversight Responsibility, I Think You Can See That We're Very Dismayed About It .

The Criteria For Serving One's Country Should Be Competence, Courage And Willingness To Serve. When We Deny People The Chance To Serve Because Of Their Sexual Orientation, We Deprive Them Of Their Rights Of Citizenship, And We Deprive Our Armed Forces The Service Of Willing And Capable Americans.