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Jeh Johnson: “I believe that we should make it more difficult for a terrorist to possess a gun in this country.”

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
I believe that we should make it more difficult for a terrorist to possess a gun in this country.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Secretary Johnson advocates for stricter gun control to enhance national security.

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