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Chris Murphy: “The industry a few years ago, sort of was facing a crisis because fewer and fewer Americans were owning guns.”

On the recordMay 24, 2022
The industry a few years ago, sort of was facing a crisis because fewer and fewer Americans were owning guns.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

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Chris Murphy explains the gun industry's marketing strategy to a small subset of Americans.

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