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Chuck Schumer: “It poses no threat to millions and millions of law-abiding gun owners across the country who do have the right to bear…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2011
It poses no threat to millions and millions of law-abiding gun owners across the country who do have the right to bear arms, while keeping guns out of the hands of those who are most likely to misuse them to terrible ends.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer defends the background check system as balanced and protective of rights.

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