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On the recordApril 13, 2023
As governor, I've resisted calls to take up gun control even when such a stand is superficially unpopular, because I understand that it is precisely at those moments when a right is unpopular that it needs true champions.
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Ron DeSantis
Republican · Florida

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DeSantis defends his stance against gun control measures.

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