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Gabby Giffords: “Let us make it difficult for the criminals, the terrorists, and the mentally ill to get a gun.”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
Let us make it difficult for the criminals, the terrorists, and the mentally ill to get a gun.
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Gabby Giffords
Arizona

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Giffords advocates for measures to prevent access to guns by dangerous individuals.

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