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Jacob Frey: “We have far too many guns in this country.”

Featuring: Jacob Frey, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Mayor of Minneapolis | Minnesota

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls for action after school shooting: "This shouldn't be normalized."

Published | Video Starts at 06:11

What do you say to those sorts of advocates? First off, I hear them. And by the way, we're not talking about your father's hunting rifle right now. We are saying that We have far too many guns in this country. And when you have this arms buildup by people, I mean, we're not even talking about arms built up by nations, arms built up by people. Let's be real, it doesn't help. (06:11–06:14)

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Asserts that the number of guns in the United States is excessive.

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