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Tim Walz: “We know what the numbers show around the assault weapon ban…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Gov. Tim Walz hosts debate on gun violence

Published | Video Starts at 28:35

And so our next move is simply coming to the public and saying, you guys should do something about this, you should have a discussion. And I think the thing that's really heartbreaking here is, is that We know what the numbers show around the assault weapon ban and things. But this would be an opportunity for us to fund some mental health care that is needed. It would be the opportunity to fund some of these things that there's bipartisan agreement on. (28:35–28:40)

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