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Michael W. Chippendale, of Foster, is a Republican state representative for District 40 in Rhode Island.

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Michael Chippendale
stated on December 3, 2013 in a radio interview:

"The vast, overwhelming majority of [crimes that occur with a firearm] are committed by people who don’t legally possess that firearm in the first place."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 15, 2013
Michael Chippendale
stated on April 12, 2013 in a debate on WPRI's "Newsmakers program":

If an individual is determined "to commit suicide, the availability of a gun is not a factor" because they will find a way.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 21, 2013
Michael Chippendale
stated on June 11, 2012 in speech on the RI House floor:

Rhode Island has the "worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska."

By Tom Mooney • June 22, 2012
Michael Chippendale
stated on December 16, 2011 in a public forum:

"Hydrogen sulfide . . . [was] used in the genocide of Jews in Germany. "

By Alex Kuffner • December 21, 2011

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