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July 19, 2016

Fmr. AG Eric Holder Calls on Police to Join Movement for Gun Control
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Speaking at a conference of African-American law enforcement officers
Monday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch sought to assure police
officers the federal government is trying to help ease tensions after
the killings of three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and
five police officers in Dallas, Texas. Lynch said agents from the FBI
and other federal agencies were in Baton Rouge to help local
authorities. Former Attorney General Eric Holder also spoke about the
need to control Americans' access to deadly firearms, and called on the
police to join the movement for gun control.

Eric Holder: "It is far past time for those of you in law enforcement to
join with other responsible Americans and take on the mindless,
industry-driven gun lobby that values an illogical individual ability to
possess military-grade weapons more than the lives of the American
people, in general, and our law enforcement personnel, in particular.
Speak up."



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