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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
We best honor victims of gun violence by looking at the evidence. Neither H.R. 8 nor any of the proposed gun control measures would have prevented a single mass shooting in the last 20 years.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise argues that proposed gun control measures are ineffective based on historical evidence.

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