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ICYMI: After Primary Win, Gillen Talks Guns, Opponent On Patch AM
Laura Gillen is the former Town of Hempstead supervisor, who is looking to succeed Kathleen Rice in Congress.
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — After winning the Democratic primary, Laura Gillen has her sights on the general election.
The former Town of Hempstead supervisor will face Anthony D'Esposito in November for the 4th Congressional District.
D'Esposito is a Town of Hempstead councilman.
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One issue Gillen wants to address if she gets to Capitol Hill is mass shootings in the country.
"We do not need military-grade assault weapons being sold to people in gun shops," she said.
Click here to watch the full interview with Gillen.
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