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I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns.

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Ed Koch
Age: 88 †
Born: 1924
Born: December 12
Died: 2013
Died: February 1
Film Critic
Former United States Representative
Judge
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
The Bronx
New York City
Edward Irving Ed Koch
Edward I. Koch
Edward Irving Koch
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I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.
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I'm just a simple Jewish boy from the Bronx.
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I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.
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I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow, but it doesn't make a difference to me.
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