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How the Senate blocked background checks (Original Post) BainsBane Apr 2013 OP
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that's not true BainsBane Apr 2013 #2

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BainsBane

(57,780 posts)
2. that's not true
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:19 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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