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Chris Murphy: “Yes, there’s a celebration of violence in this nation which has gotten demonstrably worse over the last decade. And it…”

On the recordMay 24, 2022
Yes, there’s a celebration of violence in this nation which has gotten demonstrably worse over the last decade. And it has become a country that is just awash in guns. Ownership of a weapon is a way to sort of translate a set of broader cultural values that you possess. And, again, nowhere but America is the ownership of a – of a killing machine the way in which you translate values to your community.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Chris Murphy reflects on the cultural implications of gun ownership in America and its relation to violence.

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