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Chris Murphy: “Well, we proved that if you pass legislation that just makes it a little bit harder for the wrong people to get their…”

On the recordJune 28, 2026
Well, we proved that if you pass legislation that just makes it a little bit harder for the wrong people to get their hands on weapons, people who have serious criminal convictions, people who are mentally ill, you make it a little bit easier for prosecutors to go after the gun traffickers.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Arguing for effective gun legislation

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