On the recordApril 21, 1976
I proposed to the Congress that we make it a mandatory certain penalty for anybody who commits a crime while in the possession of a firearm.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGerald Ford: “I proposed to the Congress that we make it a mandatory certain penalty for anybody who commits a crime while in the…”
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Public Forum in Indianapolis.
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