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Lindsey Graham: I do not think banning handguns makes me safer, because every criminal who wants a gun seems to be able to get one.

On the recordMay 4, 2010
I do not think banning handguns makes me safer, because every criminal who wants a gun seems to be able to get one.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham argues against handgun bans, citing criminal access to firearms.

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