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On the recordMarch 20, 2013
Three months ago, a deranged man walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School with a weapon of war. That's what he walked in with, with a weapon of war. And that weapon of war has no place on American streets, and taking it off America's streets has no impact on one's constitutional right to own a weapon.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden emphasizes the need for stricter gun control laws following the Sandy Hook tragedy.

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