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Cory Booker: “Most gun owners, most NRA members agree on universal…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Published | Video Starts at 39:55

And I know aks and other automatic weapons, which I have strong feelings on, but the handguns that flow into communities like mine. And then I find out through polling that Most gun owners, most NRA members agree on universal background checks, but yet we can't pass that legislation. Do you know something about, about gun violence? Mass shootings galvanize people's attention, but the majority of people who are killed by guns are killed by. First of all, they're dying by suicide. (39:55–40:03)

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Asserts that most gun owners and NRA members support universal background checks, yet legislation has not passed.

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