I want to say to the president, take your plan for having a ban on people coming into our country from various, what we would consider terror-related countries. Take that travel ban, let's apply that exact same model to this situation, let's assess who is purchasing these firearms, what are the systems in place to make sure that the next Omar Mateen or the next Nikolas Cruz or the next Stephen Paddock isn't purchasing a firearm because nobody has faith in the system right now, and let's come back to the American people in 90 days or 120 days after this pause, after this 90 or 120 day pause of selling these assault tactical style weapons and come to them with real solutions.
Brian Mast: “I want to say to the president, take your plan for having a ban on people coming into our country from various, what we…”
On the recordFebruary 25, 2018
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Mast proposes applying the same standards used in the travel ban to firearm purchases to improve safety.
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