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Chris Murphy: “Since we passed that bill, gun violence rates and mass…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senator Chris Murphy Discusses Democracy Threats and Trump's Influence on Defending Democracy Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 09:40

Of course, we finally, ten years after Sandy Hook were able to pass the most significant gun violence bill in our country's history signed by President Biden. And by the way, I don't ever miss an opportunity to make this advertisement. Since we passed that bill, gun violence rates and mass shooting rates in this country have dropped by 20, 30, 40% in most places. We've saved a lot of lives because of the movement we built, you know. Yeah. To the extent that there's a connection, maybe it's twofold. (09:40–09:47)

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Asserts a significant reduction in gun violence and mass shootings following the bill's passage.

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