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Val Demings: “It's the prevalence of guns in the wrong hands, in the hands of criminals, in the hands of the mentally ill, and in the…”

On the recordMay 19, 2021
It's the prevalence of guns in the wrong hands, in the hands of criminals, in the hands of the mentally ill, and in the hands of terrorists.
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Val Demings
Democratic · Florida

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Highlights the issue of guns in the hands of dangerous individuals as a tragedy.

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