Billy Lawless (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----to show that people with guns are not welcome on my premises. It is legal in Chicago to carry a concealed weapon, but I do not know whether or not people coming to my restaurant are carrying them. We all know what alcohol can sometimes do and that rows can develop. We see this everywhere. It is very easy just to pull out the gun. It is part of their nature now. However, imagine that we could not get 60 votes to debate the matter in the US Senate. That is appalling, and there is no word today about doing anything with the gun laws. We in this House should send a strong message to Congress of our abhorrence of what is happening with guns in the United States. Again, I offer my sincere condolences to all 500 of those poor people - can you believe it - injured and, of course, the 60 poor people who have been murdered. This House should do something about it.