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On the recordJune 13, 2017
After today, I wonder whether or not I will ever feel safe going to a baseball field with practice like that, because literally if that horrific shooter had chosen, I was in his line of sight he could have shot me as easily as anybody else. I was just fortunate not to be shot.
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Chuck Fleischmann
Republican · Tennessee

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Representative Fleischmann reflects on his fear for safety after the shooting incident.

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