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James Traficant: “Reclaiming my time, what if it was a 2- day sale, I say to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), and it is a…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2000
Reclaiming my time, what if it was a 2- day sale, I say to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), and it is a Saturday at 4 o'clock and that gun dealer wants to make a buck and just sells the gun anyway to Joe Blow. Mr. Speaker, there are two sides of this issue, be careful, but the Clinton administration could be much more aggressive on crime and guns and that is the fact of it.

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Discussing gun sales and crime policy during a floor speech.

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