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Trent Lott: “Specifically, though, is the NICS statute clear on this prohibition of maintaining an audit log or other repository of…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1998
Specifically, though, is the NICS statute clear on this prohibition of maintaining an audit log or other repository of approved firearms transaction and personal information on firearms owners? Is there any doubt as to Congress' intent in this regard?
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Trent Lott

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Questioning the clarity of the NICS statute regarding the prohibition of maintaining personal information on firearms owners.

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