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Eleanor Holmes Norton: There was a gun amendment attached to it to wipe out D.C.'s gun laws.

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
There was a gun amendment attached to it to wipe out D.C.'s gun laws.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton explains why the D.C. Statehood bill failed in 2009.

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