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Rashida Tlaib: “Something has to change. Thoughts and prayers and calls for more gun control isn't enough.”

On the recordJune 7, 2022
Something has to change. Thoughts and prayers and calls for more gun control isn't enough.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing ineffective responses to gun violence and advocating for self-defense.

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