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John Cornyn: “People with mental health incapacities, which are currently…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Previews How Trump Admin Will Protect Gun Rights And Stop Biden's 'Assault' On 2nd Amendment

Published | Video Starts at 03:12

Those are not the people that we should be concerned about. We should be most concerned about people who are criminals who cannot legally carry a firearm, or People with mental health incapacities, which are currently prohibited under existing law from getting from carrying or owning or possessing a firearm. Those are existing laws that are enforced given the national instant criminal background check system. (03:12–03:23)

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Asserts that current laws prohibit people with mental health issues from possessing firearms.

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