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On the recordMarch 31, 2013
I think it's somewhat of a distraction from the debate right now. You know, to be honest with you, it seems to be a lot to be like the NRA leadership's plan to arm teachers and put more guns in schools. I don't think that's the answer. I think the answer is to make sure the criminals and the mentally ill don't have access to firearms and that's through doing a universal background check.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Mark Kelly criticizes the plan to give away shotguns as a distraction from the real issue of gun control and emphasizes the need for universal background checks.

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