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WATCH: MSNBC’s Katy Tur Questions If Republicans Are ‘Responsible For The Deaths’ Of Students

Molly Prince
WATCH: MSNBC’s Katy Tur Questions If Republicans Are ‘Responsible For The Deaths’ Of Students
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MSNBC news anchor Katy Tur pressed a guest during her show on Thursday about whether Republican lawmakers should be held responsible for gun deaths amid news of a school shooting that was happening at the time in Santa Clarita, California.

“You were just speaking about senators not showing the courage to put their seats at risk to pass common-sense gun reform, background checks, etc.,” Tur asked Ret. Special Agent Jim Cavanaugh with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “Would you go so far as to hold them responsible for the deaths that are continuing, the lives that are continuing to be lost with gun violence?”

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