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Tim Kaine: “I would go one further. Not only is it consistent with what the American public wants in virtually any ZIP Code in this…”

On the recordJune 15, 2016
I would go one further. Not only is it consistent with what the American public wants in virtually any ZIP Code in this country, I think the notion of keeping guns out of the hands of bad guys, which for a long time has been the stated principle of the National Rifle Association--I think that is in accord with the opinions of the members of the National Rifle Association. As I have seen polling by NRA members, the members of the organization overwhelmingly support background record checks because they want to keep guns out of the hands of bad guys.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia
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Jun 15, 2016

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