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Eric Holder, Florida shooting survivor David Hogg discuss gun control strategy

By Daniel Chaitin
Published March 3, 2018 4:37pm ET
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Eric Holder, Florida shooting survivor David Hogg discuss gun control strategy
"If the only thing that comes out of this tragedy is we outlaw bump stocks and we raise the age at which people are allowed to buy an AR-15, that will be a failure," Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under former President Barack Obama, said on Friday. (Screenshot / YouTube) | T Lozano

Former Attorney General Eric Holder discussed on Friday strategy for how to achieve what he views as meaningful gun control with Parkland, Fla., shooting survivor David Hogg.

The pair participated in a panel in the “Overtime” segment of Bill Maher’s “Real Time” on HBO, and Holder said some restrictions politicians are looking at – banning bump stocks and raising the age needed to buy semi-automatic rifles – are not sufficient.

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