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Mitt Romney: Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts. They're instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of…

On the recordApril 12, 2012
Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts. They're instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney's past statement on banning assault weapons while he was Governor of Massachusetts.

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