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Summer Lee: “Trump closed the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which…”

Featuring: Summer Lee, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 12

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Summer Lee: 'Republicans Want To Control Everything Except The Very Thing That Could Prevent Deaths'

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

Trump and Republicans aren't just making sure gun dealers and owners remain unregulated and unburdened. He has also attacked efforts to get to the root causes of gun violence. Trump closed the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which helped hundreds of Americans in countless communities by offering the first ever federal response to mass shootings and gun violence. It responded to crises when they happened and connected local governments and municipalities with resources to help victims and and survivors. (02:26–02:38)

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Asserts that Trump closed the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which provided federal responses to gun violence.

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