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Zoe Lofgren: The National Instant Background Check System was created as a result of the Brady Act of 1993.

On the recordOctober 21, 2015
The National Instant Background Check System was created as a result of the Brady Act of 1993.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Lofgren discusses the origins of the background check system for gun sales.

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