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Bill Nelson: “And the Senator no doubt but unfortunately agrees, along with the rest of us about what happened in Orlando, that these…”

On the recordJune 15, 2016
And the Senator no doubt but unfortunately agrees, along with the rest of us about what happened in Orlando, that these are not weapons for hunting; these are weapons for killing. And this particular weapon has a collapsible stock. Would the Senator be surprised? This is how he got it in. You take out the magazine. You collapse the stock. He probably had a blousy outer garment. It is near the 2 o'clock closing time. People are leaving, security is lessening, and he walks in with this. How did he get it in? He didn't have to have a long rifle; he had a collapsible stock. What would the Senator think about that?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida
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Jun 15, 2016

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