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Trey Gowdy: Since there is a lot of conversation about mental health and mental illness, we have a statute that if you have been…

On the recordMarch 19, 2018
Since there is a lot of conversation about mental health and mental illness, we have a statute that if you have been adjudicated mentally defective, or you have been committed to a mental institution, you are prohibited from possessing a single bullet, much less an AR-15.
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Trey Gowdy
Republican · South Carolina

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Gowdy points out the legal prohibitions on firearm possession for those with mental health issues.

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