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Congressional Plea for Gun Violence Legislation Following Parkland Shooting

Published | Video Starts at 14:43

Americans deserve more from Congress than just banning bump stocks, just fixing nics, which while I strongly support both of them will not do enough on their own. So let us not fail our country again. Mr. President, I would like to ask our colleagues to immediately vote to ban semi automatic assault rifles and bump stocks. to pass universal background check system and close all of the loopholes, to allow the CDC to research gun violence and cause of death, to close the gun show loophole, and to finally make federal trafficking a federal crime. (14:43–14:52)

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Asserts the need for an immediate vote to ban semi-automatic assault rifles and bump stocks.

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