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Kathy Hochul: When did we become a nation that reveres the right to have the ability to possess a gun over the right of a child to…

On the recordJune 5, 2022
When did we become a nation that reveres the right to have the ability to possess a gun over the right of a child to stay alive? When did that happen?
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Kathy Hochul
Democratic · New York

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Governor Hochul questions the prioritization of gun rights over children's safety in the context of new gun legislation.

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