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Sandy Hook father defends the right to own guns

Feb 5, 2013, 4:40 PM | Updated: Feb 6, 2013, 8:20 am

A father affected by the Sandy Hook shooting attended a public hearing January 28th to do one thing: defend the right to own guns.

He goes on to passionately talk about how not having a gun present in the school the day of the shooting denied the children of proper protection.

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Sandy Hook father defends the right to own guns