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Frank Lautenberg: Well, if we have the liberty of detaining suspected terrorists without charge for a period of time, certainly we ought…

On the recordJuly 29, 2003
Well, if we have the liberty of detaining suspected terrorists without charge for a period of time, certainly we ought to say, hey, you just can't walk up like any other law-abiding citizen in the United States and exercise the right to buy a gun.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey
Source
congress.gov
Jul 29, 2003

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Discussing gun purchase rights for suspected terrorists.

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