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  • Attacking Second Amendment doesn't address core causes of society's violence and lawlessness

    Sen. Keith Wagoner, Rep. 39th Legislative District|Apr 13, 2023

    On the Saturday before Easter, the state Senate’s majority Democrats passed what they call an “assault weapons ban.” In reality, the bill targets several of the most popular sporting and self-defense firearms in the country, including most modern sporting rifles and even some shotguns used for hunting and competition shooting. My Republican colleagues and I debated the measure for nearly three hours, using the amendment process to try to point out the fallacies of their arguments and mitigate some of the damage the bill would do to the right...