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Jack Reed: “I have one final question for the Senator. It would seem to me that this would essentially deny our fiercest…”

On the recordJune 15, 2016
I have one final question for the Senator. It would seem to me that this would essentially deny our fiercest adversaries, the Islamist jihadists who are using the Internet to radicalize people--not only to radicalize them but, without directly controlling their conduct, suggesting to them the way they can get assault weapons legally in the United States and can arm themselves. If we take these steps, as you would suggest, we can deny our fiercest adversaries the arms they seek to inflict harm on our families, our friends and our neighbors.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jun 15, 2016

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