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James E. Risch: “What we really ought to do is we ought to focus on keeping the guns out of the hands of convicted felons and people who…”

On the recordApril 8, 2013
What we really ought to do is we ought to focus on keeping the guns out of the hands of convicted felons and people who have serious mental disease.

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Senator Risch emphasizes the need to focus on preventing guns from reaching those who are prohibited from owning them.

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