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On the recordJune 7, 2022
I think worse than that, sir, you will see millions of otherwise law-abiding citizens become felons overnight for nothing more than having scary looking features on firearms.
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Katie Porter
Democratic · California

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Porter discusses the implications of an assault weapons ban on law-abiding citizens.

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