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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
Almost 80,000 people fail a background check and 44 people are prosecuted. What kind of deterrent is that? I mean, the law obviously is not seeing that as important -- if it is such an important issue why aren't we prosecuting people who fail a background check and there are 15 questions there, they're not hard to understand if you're filling out the form. So I'm a bit frustrated that we say one thing, how important it is, but in the real world we absolutely do nothing to enforce the laws on the books.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Graham expresses frustration over the lack of enforcement of background check laws.

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