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Ron Johnson: “I take a look at statistics and I say it has no measurable…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson on Fox News Sunday

Published | Video Starts at 07:37

But the result of that ban, it didn't solve any problems. I mean, we've had bans here in Washington D.C. we've had bans in Chicago. And you can argue statistics, but I take a look at statistics and I say it has no measurable effect. You could actually argue that it's made matters worse. Sometimes murder rates are up. But I don't want to get into statistics. We are talking about basic freedoms in the Constitution, Second Amendment. (07:37–07:41)

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Asserts that gun bans have no measurable effect on reducing crime.

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