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On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
If we can all agree that criminals and those adjudicated as mentally ill should not buy firearms, why should we not try to plug the loopholes in the law that allow them to buy guns without background checks?
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

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Mark E. Kelly advocates for closing loopholes in gun purchase laws.

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