GunsFinding
Federal law should require background checks for all gun sales, including private sales.
Federal law requires background checks for sales by licensed dealers but not for most sales between private individuals. This would extend the requirement to private sales.
Mary Peltola
universal background checks can make all of us safer while still preserving the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
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