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News Wrap: Senate Democrats launch gun control filibuster

Clip: 6/15/2016 | 5m 42s

Democrats mounted a filibuster on the Senate floor, demanding tougher gun controls.

In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrats mounted a filibuster on the Senate floor, demanding tougher gun controls in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting, including a ban on selling weapons to people on the terror watchlist. Also, another tragedy played out in the Orlando area as authorities found the body of a two-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator at the Seven Seas Lagoon in Disney World.

06/15/2016 | Expired 07/16/2016 | Rating NR

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