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Bill Clinton: Each gun put into the hand of a criminal represents the possibility of one more life lost, one more family destroyed.

On the recordJune 20, 2000
Each gun put into the hand of a criminal represents the possibility of one more life lost, one more family destroyed.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Report

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