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Ayanna Pressley: “These dealers are breaking the law and previously would have…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Ayanna Pressley Slams Trump Admin for Fueling Gun Violence, Weakening Accountability for Gun Dealers

Published | Video Starts at 01:43

Yes or no? Your statement is a violation of the law, and they should be put out of business if they willfully violate the Gun Control Act. All right. That's right. These dealers are breaking the law and previously would have had their licenses to sell revoked, but your agency repealed that policy. Accountability should not be a radical concept here. Instead, your agency has chosen to weaken enforcement while simultaneously defending policies that limit access to data that communities need to combat gun violence. (01:43–01:53)

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Asserts that gun dealers breaking the law previously had licenses revoked, but the policy was repealed.

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