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Elijah Cummings: “These developments could in turn shrink the supply of stolen firearms to the secondary black market, curtailing a…”

On the recordJuly 5, 2016
These developments could in turn shrink the supply of stolen firearms to the secondary black market, curtailing a dangerous source of weapons for criminals.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings discusses the potential impact of smart gun technology on crime.

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