“My name is Manuel ░░░░░░░░ Born in Cuba American ░░░░░░░░ for more than 40 ░░░░░░░░ I oppose any manipulation ░░░░░░░░ regulation or disruption of ░░░░░░░░ Second Amendment of the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ 1959 a Revolution individuals ░░░░░░░░ individuals masquerading as Democrats ░░░░░░░░ established a regime a ░░░░░░░░ regime in my nation ░░░░░░░░ Communism Socialism Stalinism Marxism ░░░░░░░░ whatever other named ism ░░░░░░░░ want to put on ░░░░░░░░ The reason why it ░░░░░░░░ done was to take ░░░░░░░░ the guns from the ░░░░░░░░ The right of the ░░░░░░░░ to wear guns That ░░░░░░░░ a God given Right ░░░░░░░░ s not given by ░░░░░░░░ It s not given ░░░░░░░░ any group It s ░░░░░░░░ same thing as freedom ░░░░░░░░ is a God given ░░░░░░░░ And no one absolutely ░░░░░░░░ one has the authority ░░░░░░░░ take it away To ░░░░░░░░ to defend the Second ░░░░░░░░ and my God given ░░░░░░░░ of freedom will cease ░░░░░░░░ with my death I ░░░░░░░░ been through it I ░░░░░░░░ been there You people ░░░░░░░░ t know what freedom ░░░░░░░░ because you never lost ░░░░░░░░ You haven t been ░░░░░░░░ You haven t been ░░░░░░░░ assassinations you haven t ░░░░░░░░ mothers begging for the ░░░░░░░░ of their son not ░░░░░░░░ be killed because the ░░░░░░░░ reason is they wanted ░░░░░░░░ be free And they ░░░░░░░░ the mothers and they ░░░░░░░░ the son So my ░░░░░░░░ to protest the way ░░░░░░░░ oppose because if we ░░░░░░░░ tangling with the Second ░░░░░░░░ we are open the ░░░░░░░░ way that Cuba was ░░░░░░░░ for Communism China Poland ░░░░░░░░ Czechoslovakia Venezuela on and ░░░░░░░░ A dictatorial regime that ░░░░░░░░ destroy this country in ░░░░░░░░ same way that it ░░░░░░░░ those ones that I ░░░░░░░░ to you Gun Control ░░░░░░░░ not protect anybody It ░░░░░░░░ t protect the citizens ░░░░░░░░ doesn t protect the ░░░░░░░░ The only reason for ░░░░░░░░ control is for the ░░░░░░░░ to be protected from ░░░░░░░░ Citizens In that way ░░░░░░░░ Government can manipulate the ░░░░░░░░ and subjugate them That ░░░░░░░░ what s happened in ░░░░░░░░ for 52 years 54 ░░░░░░░░ came here for freedom ░░░░░░░░ the time I came ░░░░░░░░ it was different This ░░░░░░░░ opened their arms for ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t get ░░░░░░░░ in Cuba And they ░░░░░░░░ their arms for me ░░░░░░░░ probably wouldn t get ░░░░░░░░ here today I hope ░░░░░░░░ I get clear with ░░░░░░░░ and you understand my ░░░░░░░░ of view I think ░░░░░░░░ concludes my testimony.”