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Guess Which Politician Said Which Quote On Gun Control

Every year, an average of 9,200 Americans are murdered by handguns, according to Department of Justice statistics. This does not include suicides or the tens of thousands of robberies, rapes and assaults committed with handguns.

I was outraged when, even in the wake of the Oklahoma City tragedy, Mr. Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of N.R.A., defended his attack on federal agents as "jack-booted thugs." 

Although assualt weapons account for less than 1% of the guns in circulation, they account for nearly 10% of the guns traced to crime.

I am proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with (BLANK) in our fight to protect the Second Amendment. - Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association

I did think we ought to extend the assault weapons ban.

If I want to protect my family, if I want to have a weapon in the home, that should be my right.

I will not take your shotgun away. I will not take your rifle.

I believe the people should have the right to bear arms, but I don't believe that we have to have assault weapons as part of our personal arsenal. 

I have a gun of my own. I go hunting. I'm a lifetime member of the NRA.

We need to create a national consensus that restraints on the availability of weapons that can kill a lot of people very quickly are appropriate.

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