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Janice Schakowsky: We have a responsibility to protect the lives of our constituents. Congress must pass and the President must sign bills…

On the recordJuly 14, 1999
We have a responsibility to protect the lives of our constituents. Congress must pass and the President must sign bills to limit the purchase of handguns to one per month and to require the registration of every handgun sold in the United States.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Jul 14, 1999

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for specific gun control measures.

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