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Tim Walz: “I support the second amendment, but I am not going to stand…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Tim Walz Milwaukee Laborfest speech

Published | Video Starts at 37:09

And every year they do a congressional trap shoot that was one of the best shots in Congress after all those years running, I got the trophies to prove it. I can outshoot these guys. So, so I support the second amendment, but I am not going to stand around and let people hide behind that when our first responsibility is to protect our children. That's our first responsibility. So that's, that's our plan and we're proud of it. Trump, he's going to keep hiding behind that. (37:09–37:17)

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Asserts support for the Second Amendment while prioritizing child safety over gun rights.

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