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.
Susan M. Collins
Collins said she would not have supported a plan that required universal background checks, including individual sales
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