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On the recordApril 9, 2019
The Department's Office of the General Counsel has advised that the Secretary has discretion to interpret the broad language of the statute as to its permissiveness regarding the purchase of firearms and the training and use of firearms.
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Jahana Hayes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Hayes discusses legal counsel's advice on firearm funding under Title IV-A.

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