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Jasmine Crockett: “The gun lobby is just very strong.”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published September 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 13:24

This is not even getting into ghost guns. We ain't even talking about that. Right? Like, let's just talk about, like, the basics and who can be held liable. And The gun lobby is just very strong. You know, the gun lobby is like, we here for it. You know what I mean? Like, guns go wild. Like, they just want to sell, sell, sell. (13:24–13:27)

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Asserts that the gun lobby has significant influence.

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“State and federal government is not doing anything [to stop gun violence].”
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