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Mike Erickson: “We need better background checks and those people buying…”

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 43:03

Honestly, there are a lot of good law abiding gun owners that obey the law. They follow the rules and so why put extra penalties on them? But We need better background checks and those people buying those, those mass assault white weapons and make sure that people that are getting those are really responsible citizens. Would you support federal action to raise the age of purchasing an ar 15 or other similar rifle from 18 to 21. I'm actually reviewing that right now. (43:03–43:12)

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Asserts that there is a need for better background checks to ensure that only responsible citizens can purchase mass assault weapons.

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