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On the recordMay 4, 2010
Oddly, strangely, in this case, though the Department of Justice may be informed that your name is on a terrorism watch list, they can't stop you from buying a gun. That's what we're trying to -- a gap we're trying to fill here with this legislation.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Senator Lieberman discusses the gap in legislation regarding gun purchases by individuals on terrorism watch lists.

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