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Arne Duncan: We have to get the guns off the streets. We have to put people behind bars who have guns and shouldn't have them. It…

On the recordJune 2, 2007
We have to get the guns off the streets. We have to put people behind bars who have guns and shouldn't have them. It should be an automatic felony.
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Arne Duncan

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Duncan emphasizes the need for stricter gun control measures to protect children from violence.

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