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On the recordApril 12, 1994
I rise today to announce to my Senate colleagues, as has been my custom each week during this session of the 103d Congress, that during the last 3 weeks, 60 people were killed by gunshots in New York City, bringing the 1994 total to 304.
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Daniel Moynihan
New York

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Addressing gun violence statistics in New York City during a Senate session.

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