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Merrick Garland: “We want to alleviate that cause of a terrible tragedy by both protecting the gun owners' due process rights but…”

On the recordJune 8, 2021
We want to alleviate that cause of a terrible tragedy by both protecting the gun owners' due process rights but protecting the potential community victims from the risk of death.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Garland discusses balancing gun owners' rights with community safety.

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