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Lloyd Doggett: “The guns are already the number one killer of children in our country. This year, there have been 291 mass shootings. We…”

On the recordJune 13, 2023
The guns are already the number one killer of children in our country. This year, there have been 291 mass shootings. We can count the numbers, but we can't count the pain of an empty chair where there was once a vibrant parent or a wonderful little child who was murdered in a mass shooting. This Congress could do something about it if we could end the obstruction. We need to move toward reducing gun violence, not enabling it. {time} 1315
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Jun 13, 2023

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