12/11/2013
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"It is common sense to impose a ban on the manufacture and sale to the public of military-assault weapons meant for use on the battlefield."
"No other country has a problem like the gun violence problem plaguing our country."
"This stopping a bad guy with a good guy with a gun just has not worked."
"Americans have grown weary, frustrated, and frightened by the ever-intensifying cascade of gun violence afflicting our country."