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Jeh Johnson: “I encourage Congress to wrestle with this issue, wrestle with these proposals, because I think that it is not just a…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
I encourage Congress to wrestle with this issue, wrestle with these proposals, because I think that it is not just a matter of public safety that we do this, it is now a matter of homeland security that we make it harder for a terrorist to acquire a gun.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Johnson emphasizes the importance of addressing gun control for national security.

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