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On the recordJune 7, 2022
If someone shot and killed your child, you would not be sitting here wanting to hear about my constitutional right to own a gun.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley emphasizes the emotional impact of gun violence on families.

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