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2023-03-16 14:55:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 349D2D3A2D0B9A5C6A5B997F43C4DB4FFDC9B37D07CEA89DC4E53056AF5111A0
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The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Act was enacted as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Biden was not a sponsor or cosponsor in either. https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/4296/cosponsors https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/3355/cosponsors Biden drafted the Senate version which WaPo stated that he let police groups write it. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609061213/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-let-police-groups-write-his-crime-bill-now-his-agenda-has-changed/2020/06/08/82ab969e-a434-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html
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