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Timothy L. Jenkins: “I do not see that there is an equivalence between that and bearing of arms.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
I do not see that there is an equivalence between that and bearing of arms.
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Timothy L. Jenkins
New York

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Jenkins distinguishes between voting rights and the right to bear arms.

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