Jamie Raskin said "97 percent of the American people want to enact a universal criminal and mental background check." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 19, 2018

97 percent of the American people want to enact a universal criminal and mental background check.

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Raskin highlights public support for universal background checks after the Parkland shooting.

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