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Jamie Raskin: “Then we are establishing legislative history that, according to the gentleman, this legislation is designed to apply…”

On the recordMay 15, 2025
Then we are establishing legislative history that, according to the gentleman, this legislation is designed to apply only to handguns and not to all of these other things which the gentleman says are irrelevant. Is that right?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Questioning the scope of legislation regarding firearms during a floor debate.

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