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James Norton: If it passes, it would allow someone to carry a 50-caliber sniper rifle in one hand, armor-piercing ammunition, and…

On the recordSeptember 29, 2004
If it passes, it would allow someone to carry a 50-caliber sniper rifle in one hand, armor-piercing ammunition, and incendiary combination ammunition in the other, and go into our Metro, so long as he... was on his way to an informal target practice or a dog obedience training class. Mr. Speaker, this is sheer lunacy. Save yourself from embarrassment. Save our children. Save our Nation. Save this Congress from looking like idiots and fools in the middle of an orange alert by bringing more guns into the Nation's capital. Vote ``no'' on H.R. 3193.
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James Norton
Ohio

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Opposing a bill that would allow carrying firearms in public spaces.

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