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Eric Swalwell: “If more guns made us safer, we would already be the safest country on the planet.”

On the recordDecember 14, 2022
If more guns made us safer, we would already be the safest country on the planet.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell emphasizes that gun violence is a complex issue needing targeted solutions.

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