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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
Instead, whether intentionally or not, the gun control proposals in H.R. 8 could turn law abiding citizens into criminals while also failing to achieve the stated purpose of reducing gun violence.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline claims H.R. 8 could criminalize law-abiding citizens without reducing gun violence.

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