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WATCH: House Passes Major Gun Bill As Senators Debate Bump-Stock Regulation

The gun debate took center stage on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as the House passed its first major piece of gun legislation since two of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history

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| Posted on December 6, 2017, 6:21 PM

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