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On the recordMarch 15, 2023
It is outrageous, absolutely outrageous, instead of prosecuting violent criminals who are committing these crimes, that many on the left are focused on criminalizing gun ownership for law-abiding citizens.
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Marsha Blackburn
Republican · Tennessee

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Blackburn denounces the focus on gun ownership laws instead of prosecuting violent criminals.

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