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Matt Cartwright: “Oh, I think we can have local control over gun access.”

Featuring: Matt Cartwright, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 8

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Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District Debate

Published | Video Starts at 24:39

Do you believe individual cities, boroughs and townships should be allowed to make their own Gun laws, or should that decision be made at the federal or state level? Oh, I think we can have local control over gun access. I think the larger point, though, that we deal with in Washington is gun safety laws. And there's just no question that to remain static, Lisa, to not change anything in the wake of horrible shootings. (24:39–24:44)

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