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Brian Higgins: “Why would any law-abiding citizen that invokes a Constitutional right to bear arms as a responsible citizen... defend…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
Why would any law-abiding citizen that invokes a Constitutional right to bear arms as a responsible citizen... defend someone that has terrorist activity in their history to purchase a gun legally?
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins questions the rationale behind allowing individuals with terrorist ties to buy guns.

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