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Kirsten Engel: “Private sales in gun shows should be subject to a background…”

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

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Obviously, violence comes from many, many different areas, but there are things that we can do that people favor, people understand would reduce the risk. And one of those is having those comprehensive checks, things like Private sales in gun shows should be subject to a background check. That's just a huge loophole that we have not closed. We need to close it. Okay. All right. Now I'm going to give you some questions from our readers. (30:40–30:51)

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Asserts that private sales at gun shows should require background checks.

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