On the recordJuly 26, 2017
I was one of the Republican baseball players that was on the field. I was 20 steps from the guy when he started shooting, and it was clear that he was incited by certain speech.
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congress.govGary Palmer: “I was one of the Republican baseball players that was on the field. I was 20 steps from the guy when he started…”
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Palmer reflects on his experience of being shot at and the role of speech in inciting violence.
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