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LI House delegation on gun control bandwagon

Sunday March 17, 2013 12:57 PM By Tom Brune in Washington D.C.

Led by gun-control maven Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), the Long Island delegation to Congress has thrown its support behind legislation to address gun violence.

Even Rep. Pete King (R-Seaford) has introduced a background check bill. Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) is poised to reintroduce a measure to stop bad guys from making undetectable plastic guns using three-dimensional printers.

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