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Richard Blumenthal: “A ban on assault weapons might well have saved them.”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
A ban on assault weapons might well have saved them.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal suggests that banning assault weapons could prevent future tragedies.

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