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Nick Lampson: This bill provides for increased mandatory minimum sentences for criminals possessing firearms. Had I been recorded on…

On the recordFebruary 25, 1998
This bill provides for increased mandatory minimum sentences for criminals possessing firearms. Had I been recorded on that vote, I would have voted ``aye.''
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Nick Lampson
Texas

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Addressing his absence during a vote on a bill related to mandatory minimum sentences for firearm possession.

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