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Gun Control Reform Activism

BainsBane

(54,773 posts) Fri Apr 19, 2013, 05:03 PM Apr 2013

How the Senate blocked background checks

From Occupy the NRA

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that's not true BainsBane Apr 2013 #2

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BainsBane

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2. that's not true

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Fri Apr 19, 2013, 05:19 PM

Apr 2013

Those were excluded from the bill. It only covered gun shows, not individual private sales.
The whole point of defeating the bill is to ensure criminals easy access. Criminals generate profits for the gun industry.

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