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Tony Cárdenas: “Think what it must be like now that every time your children leave the school, your spouse leaves for work, you leave…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
Think what it must be like now that every time your children leave the school, your spouse leaves for work, you leave the house to go to the grocery store, whatever you do, or to your work, that you might not come back home.
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Tony Cárdenas
Democratic · California

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Highlighting the fear families face due to gun violence in everyday situations.

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