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Tim Ryan: I think it started to accumulate. And then what happened last week when people went to bed on Saturday night…

On the recordAugust 7, 2019
I think it started to accumulate. And then what happened last week when people went to bed on Saturday night, heartbroken about El Paso and went to sleep and woke up and their phone alerts were telling them about Dayton, Ohio, I think that has lit a fire in the United States for something to actually get done.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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Tim Ryan reflects on the recent mass shootings and the urgency they have created for gun control action.

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