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On the recordJuly 29, 2022
I have heard a lot of talk today about the Constitution. Well, when the Founding Fathers wrote the Second Amendment these kind of weapons didn't even exist. They had muskets and flintlock pistols that could fire three or four shots in a minute, on a good day; and they weren't very accurate at all. The Founding Fathers did not know or anticipate these weapons of mass destruction that shooters use to kill as many innocent people as brutally and quickly as possible; and that is exactly what they did in my district on October 1, 2017, when you had 60 people shot at a concert. I urge my colleagues on the other side to have the courage to stand up to the NRA and support this legislation. It is common sense; it is necessary; and it will prevent mass shootings and save lives.
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Dina Titus
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 29, 2022

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