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Lawmakers to Introduce Gun Control Legislation

HeadlineJan 11, 2011

The Tucson shooting has renewed a national debate about gun control. Democrats Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York and Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey said they plan to introduce legislation targeting the high-capacity ammunition clip used by accused shooter Jared Lee Loughner in the attack. McCarthy ran for Congress after her husband was gunned down and her son seriously injured in a shooting in 1993 on a Long Island commuter train.

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