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.
Warren Kenneth "Ken" Paxton Jr.
Throughout the years, Congress deliberately recognized the legality of private firearm sales by non-dealers
It's not their job to go beyond what Congress has allowed
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