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On the recordMarch 15, 2023
I agree with you. And the statistics I pointed to in Hawaii, where we have some of the strictest gun safety laws--and there is a cause and effect as to the use of guns in Hawaii in violent situations.
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Mazie K. Hirono
Hawaii
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Hawaii's strict gun laws correlate with reduced gun violence.

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