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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: They are not defensive weapons. They are offensive weapons, designed to inflict death, tissue damage, and devastation on…

On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
They are not defensive weapons. They are offensive weapons, designed to inflict death, tissue damage, and devastation on the human body, and that is what they do very effectively.

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Emphasizing the lethal nature of assault weapons.

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