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Giffords, Gabrielle - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] [NO AUDIO] >> WE HAVE MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HERE TODAY AND HUNDREDS MORE WATCHING ON OUR COMMITTEE WEB CAST. I EXPECT EVERYBODY IN...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
FOR OR AGAINST ANY POSITION. THE CAPITOL POLICE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED TO REMOVE ANY AUDIENCE INTERFERENCE IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE ORDERLY CONDUCT FOR THAT....
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
THEY FOLLOW THE LAW. THEY CONDUCT BACKGROUND CHECKS TO PREVENT GETTING GUNS TO THOSE WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE THEM. THEY WONDER WHY OTHERS WHO SELL GUNS...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Johnson, James - Chair
THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS SECURE AND WILL REMAIN SECURE AND PROTECTED. IN TWO RECENT CASES, THE SUPREME COURT HAS CONCERNED THAT THE -- HAS RULED THAT THE...
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KOPEL, DAVID
LAST WEEK AGAINST GUN TRAFFICKING WILL SOON PROVE HELPFUL AND I BELIEVE IT WILL BECOME AN ACCEPTED PART OF OUR FREE MORE. IT, TOO, IS COMMON-SENSE REFORM....
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
THAT COULD REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE CRIMES. WE HAVE EXTENDED A SPECIAL WELCOME TO FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS WHO WAS DOING WHAT A CONSCIENTIOUS...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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JOHNSON, JAMES
BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DISAGREE. THEY FEAR THE CONSTITUTION GAVE THE FEDERAL MONEY GOVERNMENT TOLD SO MUCH POWER, IT COULD BE TYRANNICAL AND VIOLATE...
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
CONSTITUTION TO APPOINT RECESS APPOINTMENTS. NO WONDER MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FEAR THE PRESIDENT MIGHT TAKE EXECUTIVE ACTION AND CONGRESS MAY ENACT LEGISLATION...
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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TROTTER, GAYLE
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
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Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
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AND MENTAL ILLNESS AND YES, ALSO IN OUR POLITICS AND IN OUR GUN LAWS. ONE OF OUR MESSAGE IS SIMPLE -- THE BREADTH AND COMPLEXITY OF GUN VIOLENCE IS GREAT...
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Johnson, James - Chair
TALKED-ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE MATRIX. I 20 -- I TESTIFIED 25 YEARS AGO BEFORE THIS
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
COMMITTEE ABOUT ONE THING THAT TURNED OUT TO BE PART OF THAT MATRIX OF FAILURE AND THAT WAS THE BAN ON SO-CALLED ASSAULT WEAPONS. I WARNED DURING THAT...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
THIS THAT IT TOOK PUBLIC ATTENTION AWAY FROM DEBATE ON MEASURES THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE CONSTRUCTIVE AND LIFE-SAVING. TODAY, POLICE AND LAW ABIDING...
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JOHNSON, JAMES
UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. IT WAS A WISE MOVE BY PRESIDENT OBAMA IN HIS JANUARY 16 PRESS CONFERENCE TO BEGIN CHANGES IN FEDERAL...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Johnson, James - Chair
TO CARRY EVERY BACKGROUND CHECK AND SAFETY TRAINING CLASS EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM CARRYING AT THE SCHOOL. GUN PROHIBITION...
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
2012, AN ESTIMATED 16.6 MILLION TRANSACTIONS OCCURRED WITHOUT A BACKGROUND CHECK. THIS OCCURS FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS RATHER THAN LICENSED GUN DEALERS....
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
THENIX BRANCH CHECKS. THE BAN ON HIGH-CAPACITY MAGAZINES MUST BE REINSTATED. LIKE ASSAULT WEAPONS, HIGH- CAPACITY MAGAZINES ARE NOT USED FOR HUNTING....
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Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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Grassley, Charles R-IA
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KOPEL, DAVID
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Grassley, Charles R-IA
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Roll Tape
ARMED SECURITY TO PROTECT BANKS, AIRPORTS, OR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. WE NEED SENSIBLE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS. CURRENTLY, WE...
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KOPEL, DAVID
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Grassley, Charles R-IA
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TROTTER, GAYLE
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Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
RIGHT NOW HAVE ARMED SECURITY ALREADY BECAUSE IT WORKS. THAT NUMBER IS GROWING EVERY DAY. RIGHT NOW, STATE OFFICIALS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS...
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Feinstein, Dianne D-CA
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Johnson, James - Chair
LAW-ABIDING GUN HONORS WILL NOT ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR THE ACTS OF OF WHAT -- GUN OWNERS WILL NOT ACCEPT BLAME FOR ACTS OF CRIMINALS. AS I SAID EARLIER,...
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JOHNSON, JAMES
THAT WILL STRENGTHEN FEDERAL LAW TO COMBAT FIREARMS TRAFFICKING AND IT WOULD SPECIFICALLY TARGET STRAW PURCHASERS. DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE SUCH...
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
DAY. AS A YOUNG PATROL OFFICER, MOST OF MY DAY WAS ONE DOMESTIC TO ANOTHER. STATISTICS SHOW THAT WHEN FEMALES ARE KILLED, OVER 50% OF THE TIME IT...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
CHANCE THAT THE PERSON WILL BE VICTIMIZED BY GUN VIOLENCE. WE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO ALLOW US TO
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
GO OUT AND SEES THE GUNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OF USERS WHERE IT HAS OBTAINED A PROTECTIVE ORDER. THIS HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE. IN MY JURISDICTION, WHICH...
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Sessions, Jeff R-AL
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
IS IN OUR BEST INTEREST." I ASSUME YOU ARE STILL COMMITTED TO THAT ENDEAVOR, CORRECT? >> CORRECT. >> AND DO YOU AGREE THAT WE SHOULD PROSECUTE AND HELP...
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
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Johnson, James - Chair
ASKED IF I WOULD EXPLAIN TO EVERYONE HERE WHY HE LEFT PURDUM HE IS A MEMBER OF THE -- WHY HE LEFT. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE AND HE HAS...
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
A GOOD IDEA. BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO SAVE ANY LIVES.
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
NOT THAT THE RESEARCHERS
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Sessions, Jeff R-AL
COULD FIND. THE REVISED LAW IS JUST MORE OF THE SAME, BUT IT SUFFERS FROM THE SAME FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM. YOU CAN HAVE A 1994 LAW THAT LIST SOME GUNS BY...
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Whip Pan
MORE DANGEROUS, THEN LEGISLATION OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT IN MUTUAL TERMS. THE PRESENT BILL, LIKE ITS 1994 PREDECESSOR, ALSO HAS OUTLAWED THINGS...
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
IT FIRES, OR HARPOLE -- POWERFUL THE BULLETS ARE. THERE ARE THINGS LIKE A RIFLE WITH A FORWARD GRIP. IF THEY FORWARD GRANT ON THE RIFLE HELPS THE USER...
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Schumer, Charles D-NY
FOR GETTING MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS TREATMENT. CHIEF CLARK IN IOWA ADDED, "WE IDENTIFIED SOME THAT ARE MENTALLY ILL. THEY NEED TREATMENT. BUT WE CANNOT...
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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Grassley, Charles "Chuck" E. - U.S. Senator, [R] Iowa
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Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
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Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
AND THESE ARE NOT CRIMINALS. THEY ARE YOUNG WOMEN AND THEY'RE NOT USED TO VIOLENT CONFRONTATION. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WOMEN ACROSS...
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Johnson, James - Chair
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Cornyn, John R-TX
CAUGHT, EMOTIONAL, OUT OF CONTROL. AND HE WANTED TO GET IT DONE FAST. THE WAY YOU DO THAT IS YOU REACH OUT OUTSIDE THE ESTABLISHED A BACKGROUND CHECK...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. >> WE HAVE MILLIONS OF BIG CLIPS. THE AURA OF SHOOTER USED A 100- ROUND DRUM. FORTUNATELY, IS JAMMED, OR IT WOULD HAVE KILLED MORE...
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
NAME AND THEN RAN ABOUT 158 ASSAULT WEAPONS AND GO TO A ONE CHARACTERISTIC TEST. YOU HAVE LOOKED AT THIS BILL. DO YOU BELIEVE IT WILL BE EFFECTIVE? >>...
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Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
HATCH HAS TO BE GONE. I WILL RECOGNIZE HIM WHEN HE COMES BACK. WE WILL GO IN SENIORITY. I WILL GO TO SENATOR SESSIONS. ALL MEMBERS CAN PUT STATEMENTS...
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Cornyn, John R-TX
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT -- >> I'M ASKING IF THOSE NUMBERS CONCERN YOU. >> NO, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT INCLUDING LOCAL PROSECUTIONS. I CANNOT STAND HERE...
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Johnson, James - Chair
IT IS A FEDERAL LAW WE ARE TRYING TO ENFORCE. AND WITH REGARD TO THE CRIMES OF CARRYING A COURT -- A FIREARM DURING THE VIOLENCE OR DRUG TRAFFICKING...
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Sessions, Jefferson "Jeff" - U.S. Senator, [R] Alabama
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Schumer, Charles E. - U.S. Senator, [D] New York
PROSECUTIONS OF IT. BUT IF WE EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COVERED, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROSECUTIONS -- I BELIEVE YOU SAID THERE WERE ONLY 44. THAT...
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Durbin, Richard D-IL
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Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Lee, Michael "Mike" S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
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Durbin, Richard D-IL
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Whip Pan
GUN IN THE FIRST PLACE. THAT IS WHAT
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| 01:33:19 |
Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
THIS DID 1.7 MILLION TIMES. THE CURRENT SYSTEM WORKS WELL. BUT THERE ARE SOME GLARING HOLES. FIRST, NOT ALL GUN SALES ARE COVERED BY A BACKGROUND CHECK....
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| 01:33:33 |
Johnson, James - Chair
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KOPEL, DAVID
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Durbin, Richard D-IL
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KOPEL, DAVID
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
ACHIEVE BY UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK. I AM PROUD TO STAND
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Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
BEFORE YOU TO MORE -- THIS MORNING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OUR ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS BACKGROUND CHECKS. THE >> AND DOES IT MAKE ANY SENSE...
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| 01:37:45 |
Lee, Michael "Mike" S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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Graham, Lindsey R-SC
WITH MY SON WHO IS A POLICE OFFICER TODAY. >> SENATOR GRAMM HAS GRACIOUSLY LET SENATOR CORNYN GO. PLEASE, SENATOR CORNYN. >> THANK YOU ALL THE WITNESSES...
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Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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Lee, Michael "Mike" S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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| 01:41:31 |
Cornyn, John - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
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Johnson, James - Chair
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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| 01:44:56 |
LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
IN JANUARY, 2011, ONLY 484 PROSECUTIONS WERE INITIATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE FEWEST NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS IN 10 YEARS. AS FAR AS 2006-10...
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| 01:45:44 |
KOPEL, DAVID
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
OUT SOMEONE ON THE INSTANT CHECK, IT IS A MENTALLY ILL PERSON " FOR A FELON, AS LONG AS YOU ARE -- A MENTALLY ILL PERSON OR A FELON, AS LONG AS YOU LET...
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| 01:47:11 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon D-RI
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
OUR SENSES AND OPEN THIS CONVERSATION. I HOPE YOU WILL EXTEND TO HER OUR BEST WISHES, LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR WHAT SHE IS DOING TODAY AND WHAT SHE HAS MEANT...
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
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Johnson, James - Chair
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| 01:52:25 |
Whip Pan
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| 01:53:08 |
Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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| 01:53:54 |
Durbin, Richard "Dick" J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Illinois
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| 01:54:21 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon D-RI
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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TROTTER, GAYLE
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| 01:55:06 |
Kelly, Mark - Spouse
I AM TALKING ABOUT WHAT POLICE OFFICERS CARRY, WHAT CITIZENS CARRY, SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUNS. >> BUT THOSE ARE POLICE OFFICERS. >>
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| 01:57:06 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
THEY ARE NOT MILITARY, THEY'RE NOT COMING TO ATTACK PEOPLE, THEY ARE PROTECTING
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| 01:57:08 |
LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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| 01:57:23 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
PEOPLE. CITIZENS PROTECT THEMSELVES THE SAME WHEN THE POLICE OFFICERS DO. >> IF YOU CAN RATIONALIZE A 100- ROUND DRUM THAT SOMEONE CAN STRAP ONTO A SEMI-AUTOMATIC...
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Lee, Mike R-UT
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KOPEL, DAVID
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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Lee, Mike R-UT
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TROTTER, GAYLE
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Lee, Mike R-UT
OF THINGS, WAS TALKING TO SOMEBODY IN CALIFORNIA WHO MENTIONED THE FACT, WHAT IF THERE IS AN EARTHQUAKE OUT HERE AND THERE IS A LAWLESS SITUATION? ...
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| 02:05:10 |
Johnson, James - Chair
IN THIS COUNTRY. THE STORE WAS ABOUT A PLACE CALLED KOREATOWN. THERE ARE MARAUDING GANGS GOING THROUGH THE AREA BURNING STORES, LOOTING AND ROBBING....
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| 02:05:17 |
Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Klobuchar, Amy D-MN
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Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
VS 15? >> 10 IS PLAINLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL. MAGAZINES OF UP TO 19 ARE COMMON ON SEMIAUTOMATIC HANDGUNS. >> I DO NOT KNOW IF 10 VS 19 IS COMMON OR UNCOMMON....
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JOHNSON, JAMES
THAT THE FEDERAL GUN CRIME CROSSED FEET -- PROSECUTIONS NUMBER 62 A YEAR AND THAT "WE DO NOT PROSECUTE ANY." I WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT TESTIMONY...
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| 02:09:14 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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| 02:09:47 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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| 02:10:26 |
Johnson, James - Chair
WHAT WE COULD DO WITH GUN CRIMINALS. WE SET UP A SPECIAL PROCEDURE WHERE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WHICH HAS CRIMINAL JURISDICTION IN RHODE ISLAND,...
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| 02:10:30 |
LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
AND DEFEND THE COMMUNITY? HOW RIGOROUS, HOW CAUTIOUS ARE YOU ABOUT
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| 02:10:51 |
Klobuchar, Amy D-MN
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
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| 02:13:36 |
JOHNSON, JAMES
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| 02:13:52 |
Klobuchar, Amy D-MN
TRAINING REQUIRED? >> THE PROCESS STARTS WELL BEFORE WE EVEN OFFER YOU A BADGE. IT IS A VERY ROBUST, IN DEPTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL
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| 02:13:54 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 02:14:01 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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| 02:14:04 |
Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
REVIEW OF WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL ALLOW YOU TO ENTER THE FORCE ITSELF. ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE UNIVERSAL ON THIS ISSUE. IT INCLUDES PSYCHOLOGICAL, POLYGRAPH,...
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| 02:14:13 |
Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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| 02:14:15 |
Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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| 02:15:07 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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| 02:15:54 |
Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
WE HAVE HAD CASES IN WHICH TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE OFF-DUTY RESPONDED TO A SITUATION. BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY TRAINED IN HOW TO...
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| 02:15:55 |
Klobuchar, Amy D-MN
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| 02:16:39 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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| 02:16:45 |
Cruz, Ted R-TX
THAT IS WHAT KIND OF WEAPON IT WAS AND IT WOULD NOT BE BANNED UNDER THE STATUTE. IT PROVES THE POINT THAT ORDINARY FIREARMS, NOT 100- MAGAZINE, PECULIAR...
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| 02:17:02 |
Lee, Michael "Mike" S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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| 02:17:46 |
Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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| 02:18:33 |
Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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| 02:18:56 |
Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
IS ALL FINE TO TALK ABOUT NOVELTY ITEMS ON THE FRINGE, LIKE 100-ROUND DRUMS, BUT AT PRACTICE WHAT DOES THAT THREAT OF BEING A
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| 02:20:36 |
Kelly, Mark - Spouse
LOT, WHEN PEOPLE ARE USING, STANDARD CAPACITY HANDGUN MAGAZINES AND STANDARD CAPACITIES FOR RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS. >> WHAT ARE THE LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN DOING...
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| 02:23:12 |
LaPIERRE, WAYNE
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Lee, Michael "Mike" S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
WHAT ARE THE LAWFUL PURPOSES TO WHICH LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS ARE USING THESE GUNS? >> SELF-DEFENSE, TARGET SHOOTING, ALL OF
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WHICH OUR PURPOSE IS LAWFUL FOR HAVING A FIREARM. AND IN REGARDS TO THE EXTRA TRAINING THE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE. I REPRESENTED THE TWO POLICE TRAINING...
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Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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Lee, Michael "Mike" S. - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
LAWFUL USE. >> IF WE RESTRICT ACCESS TO THESE GUNS, WE ARE LIMITING THE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL AMERICANS, LAW-ABIDING AMERICANS, TO USE THEM FOR LAWFUL...
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Franken, Al D-MN
72% CLASSIFIED AS HANDGUNS. IF 70% OF GUN HOMICIDES ARE BEING COMMITTED WITH HANDGUNS, WOULD THAT SUGGEST THAT YOU PREFER BANNING HANDGUNS AS WELL? >>...
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Flake, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
WE HAD A GUY IN MINNESOTA THAT JUST CAME OUT IN THE PAPERS. HE KILLED HIS PARENTS HE GOT OUT, SOMEHOW GOT A PERMIT, WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN GUNS. WHEN THEY...
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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JOHNSON, JAMES
I WAS WITH MY SQUAD BEFORE COMING HERE TODAY. THEY REGULARLY USED INTERNET PENNY SAVERS CLASSIFIED ADS. THEY WILL GO OUTSIDE THE STATE IN MANY CASES....
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
GUN SHOWS RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO ALL THE SURVEYS, ARE NOT A SOURCE OF CRIME GUNS. 1.7%. CRIMINALS ARE GETTING DOWN ON THE BLACK MARKET, STEALING THEM,...
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Klobuchar, Amy - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
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Hatch, Orrin R-UT
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Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
DID NOT TAKE LONG. THEY WERE ABLE TO CLEARLY DETERMINED THAT I WAS IRRESPONSIBLE PERSON. IN TUCSON AND IN MANY OF THESE CASES, THEY'RE PEOPLE THAT WOULD...
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
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Hatch, Orrin R-UT
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TROTTER, GAYLE
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Hatch, Orrin R-UT
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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KOPEL, DAVID
IN A VIOLENT CRIMINAL WALKING FREE AND BEING ABLE TO COMMIT YET ANOTHER CRIME. I HOPE WE SEE EXACTLY THE SAME PASSION DEVOTED TO ASSESSING WHETHER JUDICIAL...
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Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
AND FULLY AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUNS. FULLY AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUNS ARE ALREADY FUNCTIONALLY ILLEGAL. ORDINARY CITIZENS CAN NOT OWN THEM, ABSENT VERY HEAVY...
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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THIS ENTIRE DISCUSSION DOES NOT CONCERN MACHINE GUNS, AND YET I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF AMERICANS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT. I WANT...
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Hatch, Orrin R-UT
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Johnson, James - Chair
FUNCTIONALLY, IN TERMS OF THE
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Coons, Chris D-DE
OPERATIONS OF THIS FIRE ARM, SEMI-AUTOMATIC, YOU PULL THE TRIGGER, ONE BULLET COMES OUT. IS THE FIRING MECHANISM IN THIS FIRE ARE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Hirono, Mazie - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
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Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
PROPOSED LEGISLATION, IF THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC WERE ATTACHED TO THIS RIFLE, IT WOULD SUDDENLY BECOME A BAN ASSAULT WEAPON. I WOULD ASK YOU, MR. LAPIERRE,...
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
FACTORY. MAYA IS HERE. SHE LOST HER FATHER. WE SHARE IT EVERY TIME WE BURY ONE OF OUR SONS OR DAUGHTERS. I KNOW THAT A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM REDLAKE...
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Coons, Chris D-DE
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
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Johnson, James - Chair
FEINSTEIN'S BILL TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS. I AM REVIEWING LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS GUN TRAFFICKING. I HAVE SUPPORTED FUNDING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS...
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Coons, Chris D-DE
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Hirono, Mazie - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
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Flake, Jeff R-AZ
WORSE AFTER THE AGE OF 18. WE ARE SEEING THIS IN CRIMES OF VIOLENCE AND IN CRIMES ACROSS OUR NATION AND IN MY JURISDICTION. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND...
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A LOT OF THESE FEATURES ARE NOT JUST COSMETIC, THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL. CAN YOU AND EXPLAIN WHY A PISTOL GRIP IN THE RIGHT PLACE MAKES...
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
OF PLASTIC?
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JOHNSON, JAMES
WHY ARE COLLAPSIBLE STOCKS PREVENTING DANGER. WHY ARE SOME OF THE OTHER FEATURES DANGEROUS BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A CRUCIAL POINT? >> I AGREE COMPLETELY....
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ABILITY, MEANT FOR A COMBAT OR ENVIRONMENT THAT ONE WOULD BE PLACED IN FACING ADVERSARIES, HUMAN BEINGS, PEOPLE. THAT WEAPON CAN BE RETROFITTED WITH OTHER...
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Blumenthal, Richard D-CT
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Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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Trotter, Gayle - Senior Fellow
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Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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Kopel, David B. - Adjunct Professor
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Hatch, Orrin - U.S. Senator, [R] Utah
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LaPIERRE, WAYNE
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Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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Blumenthal, Richard D-CT
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Blumenthal, Richard D-CT
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Cruz, Ted R-TX
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Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Coons, Chris - U.S. Senator, [D] Delaware
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Whip Pan
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Hirono, Mazie D-HI
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Whip Pan
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Flake, Jeff - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
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Cover Shot
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
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Hirono, Mazie D-HI
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JOHNSON, JAMES
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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LaPierre, Wayne - Executive V.P. and CEO
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| 03:25:05 |
Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
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| 03:25:17 |
Johnson, James - Chair
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| 03:25:28 |
Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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| 03:27:22 |
Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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| 03:27:38 |
Cruz, R. Ted - U.S. Senator, [R] Texas
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| 03:29:44 |
Johnson, James - Chair
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| 03:31:46 |
Whip Pan
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| 03:31:52 |
Hirono, Mazie - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
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Whip Pan
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Cover Shot
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Cover Shot
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Kelly, Mark - Spouse
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Hirono, Mazie - U.S. Senator, [D] Hawaii
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Johnson, James - Chair
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Leahy, Patrick J. - U.S. Senator, [D] Vermont
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