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Richard Blumenthal: “The number of ghost guns is surging. The number seized, the…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senate Committee Debate on Ghost Guns: Ted Cruz vs. Richard Blumenthal

Published | Video Starts at 03:28

You'll hear from law enforcement, or you would if you stayed about the importance of tracing guns involved in crimes, in solving crimes and putting criminals behind bars. The number of ghost guns is surging. The number seized, the number used in crimes, the number manufactured, all are skyrocketing. There is no reason, none, to treat ghost guns differently than any other gun. They look like a gun, they shoot like a gun, they kill like a gun. (03:28–03:39)

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Asserts that the number of ghost guns in circulation and used in crimes is increasing rapidly.

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