This legislation only allows that the possession of firearms in those places that are open to the public and specifically exempts the Federal facilities that I think Senator Whitehouse was talking about.
Mike Crapo: “This legislation only allows that the possession of firearms in those places that are open to the public and…”
On the recordMarch 16, 2015
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Crapo explains the limitations of the firearm legislation regarding public lands.
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