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Tammy Duckworth @SenDuckworth
On this day in 1994, Congress came together to pass the first-ever assault weapons ban. And it worked. It saved countless lives. But when Republicans let it expire in 2004, mass shootings tripled. It's time to reinstate a nationwide ban to keep weapons of war off our streets. — PolitiTweet.org