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On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
And nobody has ever suggested that a criminal, a convicted felon or a fugitive or a drug addict or someone seriously mentally ill, dangerous to himself or others, or a domestic violence abuser has a fundamental Second Amendment right to have a firearm?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal argues that certain individuals should not have Second Amendment rights.

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