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On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
Twenty-five years ago, we passed a law that prevented the manufacturer or sale of assault weapons for ordinary Americans, and it made a difference.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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Johnson highlights the effectiveness of the previous assault weapons ban on reducing mass shooting fatalities.

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