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Jamie Raskin: “They say that when we argue for removing weapons of war from the streets of America, we’re actually telling them to…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2022
They say that when we argue for removing weapons of war from the streets of America, we’re actually telling them to repeal the Second Amendment. Mr. Chairman, we are not telling them to repeal the Second Amendment. We are telling them to read the Second Amendment.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Raskin clarifies the argument for gun control without advocating for the repeal of the Second Amendment.

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