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On the recordJuly 15, 2022
It is proof that this myth perpetuated on the country for 30 years, that the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is good guys with a gun was a gun industry fiction created to sell more weapons.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Murphy criticizes the myth that good guys with guns can stop bad guys with guns, arguing for better gun control.

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