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Brenda Lawrence: “To own a gun in America is a constitutional right, but just like any other situation that arises in America, when we get…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2022
To own a gun in America is a constitutional right, but just like any other situation that arises in America, when we get to the point of it being a pandemic, an epidemic, where the death of children in America, the No. 1 cause is a gun, my goodness, aren't we intelligent enough in America to embrace this challenge?
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Brenda Lawrence
Democratic · Michigan

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Lawrence emphasizes the need to address gun violence as a public health crisis.

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