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On the recordJune 6, 2012
I think we repealed the assault weapon ban, and that has led to a proliferation of weapons that I think we need to take another look at here in our Legislature.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers discusses the impact of repealing the assault weapon ban on weapon proliferation.

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