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Sean Patrick Maloney: this bill is extreme. Three out of four Americans support the assault weapons ban. Two out of three gun owners support…

On the recordMarch 22, 1996
this bill is extreme. Three out of four Americans support the assault weapons ban. Two out of three gun owners support the assault weapons ban. This bill contradicts what the Republican majority claims they stand for. You cannot be anticrime and pro-Uzi. You cannot be pro-family and pro-AK-47. This debate is not a question of hunting and self-defense. Assault weapons are not used for hunting purposes. Only drug dealers use Uzis for self-defense. The only real question is, is there anything the Republican majority will not do for the NRA?
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Sean Patrick Maloney
New York

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Debating the assault weapons ban and its implications during a House floor discussion.

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