Washington, DC – -(AmmoLand.com)- Lucretia Hughes Klucken, DC Project Georgia Delegate, gave powerful and emotional testimony this week before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform: The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic.
Her testimony challenged the premise that adding more gun control measures will keep Americans and those most vulnerable among us – our children – safe in schools.
Lucretia said, “Words can’t describe how hard it is to bury a child. My son’s death was the result of a criminal with an evil heart and a justice system failing to hold him accountable for the laws he had already broken. You see, a convicted felon killed my son with an illegally obtained gun. Our gun control lobbyists and politicians claim that their policies will save lives and reduce violence. Well, those policies did not save my son. The laws being discussed are already implemented in cities across this country.”
“We have decades of evidence proving THEY DO NOT WORK!”
“Following the excruciating loss suffered by the people and communities of Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX, it was heart-wrenching for Lucretia to revisit her own son’s violent death,” said DC Project Founder Dianna Muller, who was present at the hearing. “The depth of loss for everyone there was palpable, yet it’s even more heartbreaking because the lawmakers and their guests who insist on more gun control seem to think criminals will stop hurting people after another anti-gun measure is passed,” said Muller. “The reality is, as Lucretia said, none of the laws that restrict law-abiding gun owners’ rights do anything to keep folks safe.”
Anti-Gun Legislation Does Not Work
While addressing criminal violence in the United States, Hughes Klucken continued, “The laws being discussed are already implemented in cities across this country. We have decades of evidence proving THEY DO NOT WORK!” she declared. “St. Louis, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and my home, Atlanta, are gun-control utopias, and they are plagued with the most violence. Ten more laws, twenty more, or a thousand more, won’t make what is already illegal more wrong or stop criminals from committing crimes. You are crazy to think that these laws will keep you safe.”
Gun-Control Fails the Black Community
Hughes Klucken described her experience in the black community of Atlanta, Georgia, by saying, “I am walking testimony of how the criminal justice system and gun control laws (which are steeped in racism, by the way) have failed the black community. It is the curse of the black community, and something has to change. Thoughts and prayers and calls for more gun control aren’t enough. How about letting me defend myself against evil? Do you think I’m not capable or trustworthy to handle firearms? Do you think the Second Amendment does not apply to people that look like me? You who call for more gun control are the same ones that call to defund the police. Who is supposed to protect me?” she asked. “I teach people how to use firearms and empower others that look like me to understand that the Second Amendment is their right, too.”
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Explaining her ‘Women for Gun Rights’ advocacy, Hughes Klucken said, “We believe that education is the key to safety, not ineffective legislation. We support meaningful solutions that will actually save lives. We support the Safe Students Act (HR 7415), which would immediately make schools safer.” The DC Project “encourages legislators to focus on evidence-based solutions to include: Passing the Safe Students Act (HR 7415), which would immediately make schools safer and recruit veterans, reservists, and retired or off-duty law enforcement for every school in the country.”
Secure Schools the Way We Secure the Capitol
In her written testimony, Hughes Klucken addressed the disconnect between how politicians and children are protected. “We need to secure our schools like we secure this building. Members of Congress appreciate the role armed security plays in their lives. This Capitol is surrounded by its own police force who carry firearms. The debate is really between ‘safety from guns’ and ‘safety with guns,’ she said. “Most legislators here are not against weapons; they are just against the citizenry of having firearms and using them illegally. Further, ensure a mental health professional is at every school to identify and treat students struggling with mental and emotional well-being.”
Provide Safe Firearms Education
Hughes Klucken suggested funding non-partisan firearm safety education, “like the K.I.D.S. Safe Foundation to teach a non-partisan firearm safety course to every first-grader in the country. Fund non-government organizations that provide safe storage of firearms when families and individuals are experiencing difficult times, like Hold My Guns. Enhance economic opportunities for young men to have something more significant to live for than the unfortunate attention they receive by committing crimes. Education, training, and safe firearms handling are the keys to saving lives.”
In her powerful conclusion, Hughes Klucken said, “Nothing in these bills does anything to make us safer or address the mental health crisis in this country. Despite living with the heartache of the loss of my son daily, I believe that it is our God-given right to defend ourselves from acts of violence. Taking away my rights and the rights of law-abiding citizens will not bring Emannuel back, but it will embolden criminals. We all want the same thing. To be safe. Gun owners are not the enemy, and these gun control policies are not the solution.”
To read Hughes Klucken’s written testimony, visit www.dcproject.info.
To schedule an interview with Lucretia Hughes Klucken email [email protected]. To speak with Dianna Muller, email [email protected].
About Lucretia Hughes Klucken
Lucretia Hughes Klucken is a wife, mother, and grandmother. As a certified instructor, she encourages education and safe firearm handling. She is a Georgia Delegate for the DC Project Women for Gun Rights and has met with numerous lawmakers across Georgia and Capitol Hill in support of the Second Amendment. Lucretia produces and hosts the “Real News with Lucretia Hughes” podcast to bring visibility to her values and love of God, Family, and Country.
About the DC Project
The DC Project believes education, not legislation prevents violence and encourages safety. We preserve America’s gun culture and highlight the diversity and rising demographic of female gun owners through ongoing advocacy-because gun rights are a women’s issue. Self-defense is a human right, and we are our own first responders. We understand the importance of preserving the right to protect ourselves. Our delegates regularly stand before legislators and lawmakers on the frontlines of this battle to protect this crucial right and make our voices heard through education. Please stand with us by donating to the DC Project and wearing the color teal to let others know you support the rights of responsible gun owners.
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There should be no first degree murderers in prison, life in prison should be reserved for lesser crimes like manslaughter. “Give them a fair trial, followed by a first class hangin’ “
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This Woman knows more about the problem than the Politicians ever will! Good for Her for telling the Truth!
Yup . . . here we go again.
THEY DO NOT WANT TO PROTECT SCHOOLS . . . or children.
They do not want to make us safe.
THEY WANT TO DISARM US!
To make THEM safe as they force their will upon us.
They intend to do things an EFFECTIVELY armed citizenry will NEVER STAND FOR!
Great statement made by a very strong woman, bravo. She made the most obvious, true statement regarding crime and criminals that I have ever heard. “Ten more laws, twenty more, or a thousand more, won’t make what is already illegal more wrong or stop criminals from committing crimes. You are crazy to think that these laws will keep you safe.” This message is for people of all parties. We as a people need to start voting for tough on crime prosecutors and judges, instead of prosecutors and judges that are interested in “justice reform” or “social justice”. That is not their… Read more »
The last time I heard such an impassioned plea was from Susanna Gratia Hupp telling the story of Lubby’s Cafeteria and the death of her parents in the US Senate. Although “Chucky the Rat Faced Possum” looked embarrassed, it did no good! God bless their woman!
No. It doesn’t fit their world view where all the sheeple are disarmed and do as the “enlightened ” tell them. The feudal system revisited.
Gratitude to C-SPAN for broadcasting her testimony in entirety.