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Floyd Flake: as one who has had the responsibility for burying and eulogizing children as young as 11 years old, victims of gunshot…

On the recordMay 5, 1994
as one who has had the responsibility for burying and eulogizing children as young as 11 years old, victims of gunshot, I rise in favor of this particular legislation and ask my colleagues to join in supporting it.
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Floyd Flake
New York

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Supporting gun control legislation during a House floor debate.

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