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.
Cory Booker
We should be doing much more, including closing the gun show loophole, implementing universal background checks, and limiting high-capacity magazines.
We must close the existing loopholes in the background check system, especially when individuals who are known risks to public safety are still able to buy a firearm.
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