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On the recordJuly 31, 2018
I rise today in strong support of the 3D Gun Safety Act and the Untraceable Firearms Act. I applaud my colleagues, Senators Nelson, Blumenthal, and Markey, for their work on these bills. Days ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a 31-percent increase in homicides involving guns between 2014 and 2016. In 2016 alone, there were 14,415 gun homicides in America. I have asked over and over, what is it going to take? When are we, as a nation, going to act and do something to save lives that are needlessly lost year after year? Yet, instead of working to enact commonsense, gun safety measures to keep families, schools, and children safe, the Trump administration took a reckless and dangerous step that puts all of us in danger. The Trump administration has now allowed a private company to publish step-by-step instructions on how to manufacture assault weapons and other guns using a 3D printer. These instructions are going to be available on the internet, for anyone to use and follow, starting tomorrow. Think about that. The Trump administration is giving away free instructions on how to manufacture weapons of war to anyone with a 3D printer, which can be bought online for less than $1,000. These people could be dangerous criminals, terrorists, children, or those who suffer from mental illness. I think this is absolutely unconscionable.…
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California
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Jul 31, 2018

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