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On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
I cannot relate to the need of that man in Aurora, Colorado, to have a 100-round drum, 100 cartridges.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin expresses disbelief over the need for high-capacity magazines.

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