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On the recordJuly 21, 1998
The Senator from California offered an amendment which requires a trigger lock be sold with each handgun in America. The good part is, when it is all over, we get to vote on both of them: The proposal of the Senator from Idaho, which I have in my hand, that he just described, and then the proposal of the Senator from California, which says, 'Sell a handgun in America, sell with it a trigger lock.'... Do you know what this says? This says to comply with the law in America, a federally licensed firearm dealer must have available on the premises for sale a trigger lock or safety device--available on the premises.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing amendments related to handgun safety and trigger locks during Senate debate.

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