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On the recordApril 23, 2008
there's entirely too much violence in our country perpetrated by the use of handguns. I come from a rather large city with about 3 million people, but I can tell you there were 22 shootings in Chicago over the weekend. Six individuals were actually killed because of the presence of handguns. We must find a better way to regulate the distribution of handguns so that kids growing up can learn to practice peace and not war.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing gun violence and the need for better regulation of handguns.

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