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CP: →Gun issues: reparations
:"I have never accepted the proposition that the gun debate is a black and white issue, a matter of 'you're with us, or you're against us.' Instead, I have followed what I believe is a moderate course, faithful to the Constitution and to the realities of modern society. I believe that the Second Amendment was not an afterthought, that it has meaning today and must be respected. I support the right to bear arms for lawful purposes — for hunting and sport and for self-protection. Millions of Americans own firearms legally and we should not take action that tells them that they are second-class citizens or that their constitutional rights are under attack. At the same time, there are actions we can and should take to protect public safety that do not infringe on constitutional rights."<ref> Russ Feingold, [http://www.senate.gov/~feingold/speeches/04/03/2004310624.html "Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on the Gun Manufacturers Liability Bill,"] ''Office of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold'', April 3, 2004.</ref>
===Reparations for Japanese Latin Americans===
Feingold cosponsored '''The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act''' in the [[110th Congress]] which would establish a commission that would determine the facts and circumstances involving the relocation, internment and deportation of Japanese Latin Americans.<ref>"SENS. INOUYE, AKAKA, LEAHY, LEVIN, BENNETT, MURKOWSKI, STEVENS," ''US Fed News 15'', 2007.</ref>
{{Main|Redress for Japanese Latin Americans/ U.S. legislation#Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act of 2007}}
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