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Eugene DePasquale: “Civilians don't have access to military style weapons.”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

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Published March 31, 2024 | Video Starts at 19:52

I believe we should have comprehensive background checks. I also believe that we should make sure that, you know, Civilians don't have access to military style weapons. But as attorney General, you have to enforce the law. One of the things we can absolutely do, and I'll continue the work of the former attorney general, now Governor Shapiro, that is cracking down on ghost guns that are actually illegal in Pennsylvania. (19:52–19:55)

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