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Eric Swalwell: Australia enacted a comprehensive buyback on assault weapons. It was about 650,000 assault weapons.

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Australia enacted a comprehensive buyback on assault weapons. It was about 650,000 assault weapons.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell discusses Australia's successful gun buyback program after a mass shooting.

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