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Why there's support for high-powered guns

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

July 8, 2022

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Tom Grieve – a criminal defense lawyer, former Waukesha County prosecutor, and self-described "zealous" Second Amendment advocate – describes Wisconsin laws on semi-automatic firearms and machine guns.

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