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Tim Walz: “We have had restrictions since the 1930s on fully automatic…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Gov. Tim Walz hosts debate on gun violence

Published | Video Starts at 37:26

We have the right to have these, that they're to be used against an oppressive government or whatever it might be. None of those hold any water. And We have had restrictions since the 1930s on fully automatic firearms. We are not asking for anything out of the ordinary here other than safe storage of firearms that are meant to, whether it's personal protection, hunting, target shooting. (37:26–37:32)

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Asserts the historical context of firearm restrictions in the U.S.

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