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On the recordSeptember 25, 2019
H.R. 3435, the Local Public Health and Safety Protection Act, would allow the Department of Justice to provide grants to States that reverse their ill-advised firearm preemption laws and allow local government to take reasonable measures to address gun violence on their streets.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

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John Lewis explains the purpose of H.R. 3435 to combat gun violence through local governance.

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