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On the recordJune 30, 2010
It's always been widely understood that the Second Amendment, like the First and Fourth Amendments, codified a preexisting right.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley emphasizes the historical understanding of the Second Amendment as a preexisting right.

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