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Mike Lee: “The constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not 'a second-class right, subject to an entirely…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2023
The constitutional right to bear arms in public for self-defense is not 'a second-class right, subject to an entirely different body of rules than the other Bill of Rights guarantees.'
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee emphasizes the importance of the Second Amendment as a fundamental right.

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