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Frank Lautenberg: We need to be reasonable, understanding that there is a second amendment right with regard to firearms, but even the…

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
We need to be reasonable, understanding that there is a second amendment right with regard to firearms, but even the dissent in the Heller case indicated that reasonable restrictions can be placed on the use of weapons.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Lautenberg emphasizes the need for reasonable firearm regulations despite Second Amendment rights.

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