Clinton talked about gangs and drugs as a cause of homicides, but mentioned guns only in passing. She noted ?a direct correlation between the illegal gun sales and homicides,? as she proposed a new initiative to crack down on interstate gun trafficking and allow federal agencies to share information on the transfer of guns. In addition, Clinton said she would work to renew the assault-weapons ban, signed by President Clinton in 1994 but allowed to lapse a decade later.

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