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Government officials rally for gun violence prevention in wake of mass shootings

Gov. Ned Lamont and Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy held a gun violence prevention rally in Hartford Monday in response to the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas over the weekend.

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Aug 5, 2019, 6:25 AM

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