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Eleanor Holmes Norton: And, of course, it would be compounded if, in fact, there was free access to military-style weapons which would make it…

On the recordApril 2, 2009
And, of course, it would be compounded if, in fact, there was free access to military-style weapons which would make it much, much easier to mow down people in such a crowd if you happen to be either a crazy person or a person intent upon doing harm.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Discussing the risks of crowd safety and access to weapons.

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