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Brian Kerns: “Mr. Chairman, the Moran amendment would keep records of law-abiding citizens for 90 days. I understand that records of…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2001
Mr. Chairman, the Moran amendment would keep records of law-abiding citizens for 90 days. I understand that records of felons and others that are not allowed to buy guns are kept indefinitely. While I believe that we should enforce existing gun laws and prosecute criminals who violate these laws, we also must protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners. I believe that once a firearm purchase is approved, the Federal Government should destroy personal identification records that have been collected in connection with background checks. I urge my colleagues to vote against the Moran amendment.
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Brian Kerns
Republican · Indiana

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Debating the Moran amendment regarding gun purchase record retention.

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