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On the recordJanuary 7, 2016
When we testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, we heard not only from the gun lobby, but from United States Senators that expanding background checks will, not may, will lead to a registry, which will lead to confiscation, which will lead to a tyrannical government.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Mark Kelly discusses concerns raised during Senate testimony about the implications of expanding background checks for gun purchases.

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