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Riley Moore: “It's actually illegal for anybody to own a firearm in…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Joins 'The Lead with Jake Tapper' to Give Updates on Attacks in Nigeria

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

The hearing that we had on this issue is, is can we work on disarming the Fulani militant bands that are just roving around the country. It's actually illegal for anybody to own a firearm in Nigeria. Yet these folks are attacking with impunity these Christians in the middle band of the country and just wiping them out. Yeah. Congressman Riley Moore of West Virginia, thank you so much. (05:07–05:12)

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Asserts that firearm ownership is illegal in Nigeria.

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