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On the recordJanuary 13, 2013
From my experience in the military, I spent 25 years in the Navy, assault weapons are good at killing a lot of people all at once.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Mark Kelly argues against the availability of assault weapons based on his military experience.

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