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On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
I think we all agree--I hope we all agree--that the Supreme Court decision in Heller said we can have reasonable limitations on a Second Amendment right in terms of the type of weapon and the people who own them and the background checks on those people.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin advocates for reasonable gun control measures following the Heller decision.

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