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Michael Bloomberg: “I think there's a general consensus in the country that background checks before you buy a gun should apply to everyone.”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2013
I think there's a general consensus in the country that background checks before you buy a gun should apply to everyone.
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Michael Bloomberg

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Bloomberg discusses the public support for universal background checks for gun purchases.

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