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Beth Van Duyne: “We need to make sure that we are keeping guns out of the…”

Featuring: Beth Van Duyne, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 24

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Interview Texas Republican Candidate For 24th Congressional District Beth Van Duyne

Published | Video Starts at 18:49

So you see prosecutors who are not willing to prosecute crimes, you see judges who are letting people out without actually getting anything on their record. If we are serious about gun control and we are serious about gun violence, We need to make sure that we are keeping guns out of the hands of folks who have committed violent felonies. And when we don't prosecute those crimes and when we let them out time and time again, back onto the street to commit more crimes, like we've seen with a white settlement shooter, like we have seen in New York, even in Dallas. (18:49–18:56)

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Asserts the need to prevent violent felons from accessing guns.

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