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Amy Coney Barrett: Yes, Our Family Owns A Gun

Hank Berrien
Amy Coney Barrett: Yes, Our Family Owns A Gun
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On Tuesday, during the confirmation hearing for her nomination to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett told the hearing that her family indeed owns a gun, and answered Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham’s question as to whether she could “fairly decide a case even though you own a gun,” by replying succinctly, “Yes.”

Graham asked, “When it comes to your personal views about this topic, do you own a gun?” Barrett answered, “We do own a gun.”

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