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Chuck Schumer: “I’ll put it on the floor. Ninety percent of the American people are for background checks, 80 percent of gun owners are…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2021
I’ll put it on the floor. Ninety percent of the American people are for background checks, 80 percent of gun owners are for background checks. Where do our Republican friends stand?
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Schumer highlights the public support for background checks and challenges Republicans on their stance.

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