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On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
So now we have identified areas where law-abiding citizens can become felons. We tried to fix it; they wanted that to stay in place. So what is that motivation? But then we identified another problem. If someone who is in this country illegally goes to buy a gun and the system flags them, and it says: Wait a minute, this person is not even here legally. They are breaking Federal law trying to buy a gun. We said that we should notify ICE so at least our Border Patrol agents in the interior can deport them. They blocked that amendment. So now a law-abiding citizen can become a felon under their bill, but someone who is here illegally trying to buy a gun in violation of the law can't be turned over to authorities. This is a bad gun control bill, and we ought to reject it.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana
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