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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
When I talk to constituents of mine who are parents, with school-aged children who share with me what their number-one concern is, their number-one concern is that their kids will not come home because we are a country awash in guns.
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Brandon Johnson
Democratic · Illinois

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Chair Johnson addresses gun violence as a primary concern for parents.

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