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On the recordJune 28, 2021
I thank the gentleman for hosting us this evening. Every single person here laments the crime that is occurring in our country, the people that lose their lives to crime. Every single one of us laments that, especially when it comes to the inability to defend yourself or your family. It is unacceptable; it is horrific. Unfortunately, my friends on the other side of the aisle, the Democrats, want to defund the police and disarm America, essentially destroying the Constitution. Now, they will tell you it is all about safety, because they, too, lament these lost lives as we do. But ladies and gentlemen, it is not really about safety; it is about control. Now, there is a country close to us that has pretty strict gun control. There is one gun store in the country to our south, one, where you can buy a gun legally. The country is Mexico. Their homicide rate is five to six times that of the United States. Remember, we lament every single lost life, especially those where people cannot defend themselves. But that is what this is about. My friends on the other side of the aisle want to destroy the Constitution to control you. Like I said, we lament every single lost life. In Mexico, you can barely own a firearm legally, with five or six times the murder rate. What is happening in the United States of America?…
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Scott Perry
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Jun 28, 2021

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