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Mike Erickson: “If you have a history of posting dangerous threats on tv, on…”

Featuring: Mike Erickson, Former Candidate, U.S. House Oregon, District 6

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November 2022 elections_ Congressional District 6

Published | Video Starts at 42:23

I know the Second Amendment, a strong support of the Second Amendment. I believe in that. Just like a First Amendment freedom of speech and the other ones. But If you have a history of posting dangerous threats on tv, on your website or your Facebook and things like that, or you have health issues or mental issues or some those people there should not have guns. I'm telling you, that's some of the biggest problems is people that post these things online, they have some mental illness and they just shouldn't have guns. (42:23–42:37)

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Asserts that individuals with a history of posting dangerous threats or with mental health issues should not have access to guns.

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