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On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
The belief of NRA is the Second Amendment has to give American citizens the firepower to fight back against you, against our Government.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin critiques the NRA's interpretation of the Second Amendment.

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