Senator Chris Murphy: How Do We Solve the Violence Inside Us
Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady
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Violence in America
In the late 18 thirties, when we require a registration fee for guns. That's when we ban certaina high capacity weapons. And then in the 19 nineties, when the universal background checks bill is passed and the band on assault weapons. Right after those bills are passed, violence suddenly declines. But i argue it is not coincidental that both of those dramatic decreases in american violence happen right after the two most significant gun control pieces of legislation passed the united states congress.
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