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On the recordJune 15, 2016
I thank the Senator for the question. I will forgive the disparagement of Connecticut's small size, but the answer is no. The only limitation would be that if any of those individuals were not permitted to fly because they were on the terrorist watch list, they would not be able to purchase a gun. In 2015 there were only 200-some- odd individuals who were on the no-fly list who attempted to buy a gun. Other than that limitation--and I imagine there are very few or no ranchers who are on that list.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Jun 15, 2016

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