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Marc Berman: “Having a gun at home really just increases the odds of gun…”

Featuring: Marc Berman, Democratic | California State Assembly, 23rd District

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Assemblymember Marc Berman's Annual Youth Town Hall - 2024

Published | Video Starts at 27:25

… of gun ownership, because people buy a gun thinking that it's going to make themselves safe. But the reality, the data. I'm a big data guy. The data shows that Having a gun at home really just increases the odds of gun violence for you or someone you love. And so I've had a lot of efforts to make sure that people are aware of that and have that information before they decide to buy a firearm. (27:25–27:31)

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Asserts that gun ownership at home increases the risk of gun violence.

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