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Chris Murphy: “This bill does not take guns out of the hands of Americans. It does not strip Americans of their Second Amendment…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
This bill does not take guns out of the hands of Americans. It does not strip Americans of their Second Amendment rights.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy defends the bill as maintaining Second Amendment rights while ensuring safety.

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