Dick Durbin said "We are trying to establish a national uniform standard that illegal firearms in public housing and the illegal discharge of those firearms is against the law." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 9, 1996

We are trying to establish a national uniform standard that illegal firearms in public housing and the illegal discharge of those firearms is against the law.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the need for a national standard on illegal firearms in public housing.

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