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Richard Blumenthal: “Would you favor using those statutes, where someone is shown to a court, and a court issues an order to separate that…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2021
Would you favor using those statutes, where someone is shown to a court, and a court issues an order to separate that person from his or her firearm, for some limited period of time when help could be provided?
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal asks about court orders for firearm separation for at-risk individuals.

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