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Ted Cruz: But what is consequential is extending it to private sellers, not licensed dealers. Because the argument surely would…

On the recordApril 17, 2013
But what is consequential is extending it to private sellers, not licensed dealers. Because the argument surely would be--if this bill passed, the argument would immediately become: Well, it cannot possibly be effective because we do not know who owns those firearms.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Apr 17, 2013

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