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On the recordMay 7, 2009
Do you not consider it ironic that the majority of the debate about the 14th Amendment in this country was about the taking of guns from freed slaves?
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn highlights the historical context of the 14th Amendment and gun rights.

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