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Thomas Massie: Ninty-four percent of all successful mass public shootings in the United States since 1950 have occurred in places where…

On the recordMay 19, 2021
Ninty-four percent of all successful mass public shootings in the United States since 1950 have occurred in places where the average citizen is banned from possessing guns.
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Thomas Massie
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Massie argues that gun-free zones attract mass shooters.

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