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On the recordDecember 14, 2022
What are we trying to accomplish? Do we want to make sure we just focus on the Second Amendment, or do we want to take care of our kids first?
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Owens questions the priorities in addressing school safety versus Second Amendment rights.

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