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Eric Adams: Ending gun violence means changing gun laws. We cannot clean up a flood when the water is still pouring into the…

On the recordApril 11, 2022
Ending gun violence means changing gun laws. We cannot clean up a flood when the water is still pouring into the basement. And we can never stop the killing if we cannot stop the guns.
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Eric Adams
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Mayor Eric Adams calls for changes in gun laws as a necessary step to combat gun violence.

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