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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
Now, let us be clear, there is no inherent connection between mental illness and violence.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy emphasizes the lack of a direct link between mental illness and violence.

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