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On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
it has been 9 months since Sandy Hook. There are too many mentally ill people getting too easy access to weapons, and it is time for this Congress to pass a background check bill, which would help, frankly, all installations in terms of trying to make sure these incidents don't ever happen again.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney advocates for stricter background checks on gun purchases post-Sandy Hook.

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