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Angie Craig: I do not question their sincerity, but some of their issues do not fit common sense and will not work in America. Here…

On the recordMay 17, 2000
I do not question their sincerity, but some of their issues do not fit common sense and will not work in America. Here is their No. 1 issue shown on this chart, No. 1 on their web page: ``License Handgun Owners and Register All Handguns.'' It also happens to be the No. 1 gun issue in a certain Presidential candidate's portfolio this year. Coincidence? Maybe not. But the reality of licensing gun owners and registering firearms is something that almost all Americans have viewed as an anathema for a long while.
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Angie Craig
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the Million Mom March and gun control issues during a Senate floor speech.

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