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On the recordJanuary 13, 2013
Seventy-five percent of NRA members believe that you should have a background check before buying a gun.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Mark Kelly cites a statistic about NRA members' support for background checks as a potential area for common ground.

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