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On the recordJune 15, 2016
Well, no. The process is that if somebody comes in and this is overwhelmingly for the Americans on this watch list, the small minority, and they go in for a background check, and the background check is evaluated quickly by the Justice Department.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Senator Feinstein explains the process for denying gun purchases to individuals on a terror watch list.

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