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Carolyn Maloney: No civilian needs an assault rifle, and the Second Amendment does not protect the right to own a weapon of war.

On the recordJune 7, 2022
No civilian needs an assault rifle, and the Second Amendment does not protect the right to own a weapon of war.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Maloney argues against civilian ownership of assault rifles.

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