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Richard Shelby: “Well, I think a lot of us would agree that we want to keep guns away from people with mental health problems, criminals…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2016
Well, I think a lot of us would agree that we want to keep guns away from people with mental health problems, criminals, terrorists, and everything else. But we want to, I hope, always protect the right of gun owners and people who own guns, have guns, sell guns under the Second Amendment.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby emphasizes the need to balance gun rights with public safety.

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