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Russell Fry: “We're going to see if you have gang tattoos on your forehead…”

Featuring: Russell Fry, Republican | U.S. House South Carolina, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 07:05

And so this bill just simply says we're going to look at your criminal background even if you're a minor. We're going to look at that in your home country. We're going to see if you have gang tattoos on your forehead or neck. These are just common sense things that this country can do so that we have less Kayla Hamilton tragedies in our country. (07:05–07:09)

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Asserts that checking for gang tattoos is a common-sense measure to prevent tragedies.

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