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On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
So, in the sense of patrolling--and I guess I am trying to make a balance in between that need for a weapon of mass destruction and the need for self-defense.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler seeks to balance the need for powerful weapons with self-defense considerations.

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