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On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
This issue is not about abrogating Second Amendment rights. It is about reasonable limits on those rights.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono emphasizes the need for reasonable restrictions on gun rights.

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