Honorable Bart Stupak
United States Representative, Michigan, Democrat
Representative Stupak, of the First District of Michigan, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. He served as an Escanaba, Michigan, police officer from 1972 to 1973 and as a Michigan State Trooper from 1974 to 1984. He is a member of the Commerce Committee. The following is from the House floor debate of June 17, 1999, on the McCarthy amendment to H.R. 2122, the Mandatory Gun Background Check Act. The McCarthy amendment sought to regulate firearms transfers at gun shows and require criminal background checks to prevent the sale of guns to minors and felons.As…
