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Kirsten Engel: “We need to close [the loophole on background checks for…”

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

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And one of those is having those comprehensive checks, things like private sales in gun shows. I think those should be subject to a background check. That's just a huge loophole that we have not closed. We need to close [the loophole on background checks for private sales]. it. Okay. All right. Now I'm going to give you some questions from our readers. Let's see here. We have one is which committees would you like to sit on if you were elected? (30:58–30:59)

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Asserts the need to close the loophole on background checks for private gun sales.

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