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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
The new gun control restrictions currently being considered by the Democratic majority in H.R. 8 would not have prevented my shooting.
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Gabby Giffords
Arizona

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Giffords argues that proposed gun control measures wouldn't have stopped her shooting.

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