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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
The point I am making here is there is ample opportunity for applying the Second Amendment, and the Heller Court said we can be reasonable in drawing these standards.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the need for reasonable gun control under the Second Amendment.

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