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Democrat steers terrorism hearing toward gun control

By Jacqueline Klimas
Published September 21, 2016 4:17pm ET
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Democrat steers terrorism hearing toward gun control
Rep. Brian Higgins said American streets already are a battleground where people are 3,000 times more likely to be killed by an American with a gun than by a terrorist. (AP Photo/Don Heupel) | Don Heupel

It’s impossible to talk about protecting the homeland from terrorists without addressing gun control laws, one New York Democrat said on Wednesday.

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