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On the recordMay 3, 2022
There is this vicious cycle of violence that exists whereby guns and firearms from the United States illegally trafficked into Mexico and Central America are used to commit an epidemic level of violent crime which then creates the conditions upon which individuals flee to the United States and present at the border.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy discusses the cycle of violence linked to gun trafficking.

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