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Pete Sessions: I agree. I think we must study what our Constitution says, what the people who wrote it meant, and what rights the…

On the recordAugust 5, 2010
I agree. I think we must study what our Constitution says, what the people who wrote it meant, and what rights the people retained for themselves when they created it and gave certain limited rights to the Federal Government. I do believe the history of the second amendment is important. What is the history surrounding the founding of our country and the drafting of the second amendment?
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas
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Aug 5, 2010

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The speaker is discussing the importance of understanding the Constitution and the Second Amendment.

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