Bill Clinton: “The public health and safety require that the only firearms allowed…”

On the recordNovember 13, 1997

The public health and safety require that the only firearms allowed into the United States are those that meet the criteria of the statute.

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Democratic · Arkansas

Source

Memorandum on Importation of Modified Semiautomatic Assault-Type Rifles

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