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Kirsten Engel: “18 year olds should not be able to walk into a gun store and…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Interview with Kirsten Engel

Published | Video Starts at 32:55

And I very much support having, as 90% of Americans do, having comprehensive background checks for people. And I think with respect to, you know, military assault rifles, I feel like this is something that 18 year olds should not be able to walk into a gun store and be able to purchase [military assault rifles]. and walk right out. So I definitely support raising the age for purchase. While I was in the legislature, I also, you know, supported other measures, other measures to close … (32:55–33:03)

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