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Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 12, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill because it would make us less safe. Police already have access to less-than-lethal weapons like tasers. They don't need a change in the law. That is not an excuse for changing the law.

This bill expands access to dangerous, prohibited individuals by stripping away Federal safeguards. Tasers may not shoot bullets, but they are still dangerous in the wrong hands.

This bill would mean that anyone can buy them without a background check including people convicted of serious violent crimes and domestic abusers with restraining orders against them.

This bill would also eliminate serialization, making these dangerous devices untraceable. H.R. 2189 is a reckless expansion of the gun industry.

Mr. Speaker, because we all care about public safety, I urge my colleagues to stand with me and my colleagues in opposition to this dangerous piece of legislation.

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