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Brenda Lawrence: “91 percent of the attempts by suspected or known terrorists to purchase firearms were approved.”

On the recordDecember 9, 2015
91 percent of the attempts by suspected or known terrorists to purchase firearms were approved.
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Brenda Lawrence
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Lawrence expresses concern over gun purchases by individuals on the terrorist watch list.

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