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Sarah Godlewski: “We need better background checks and we need to close these…”

Featuring: Sarah Godlewski, Democratic | Wisconsin Secretary of State

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On the record with Sarah Godlewski: An NBC 26 exclusive interview

Published | Video Starts at 01:27

That money should actually be going back to working families. And given the mass shootings we've seen across the country, what do you think needs to be done to curb gun violence? We need better background checks and we need to close these loopholes. We need national red flag laws because we don't want a domestic abuser to have a gun. And finally, I do not believe we need weapons of war in our communities. Godlowski says she knows this type of gun reform may require her to meet those on the other side in the middle. (01:27–01:37)

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Asserts the need for better background checks, closing loopholes, and national red flag laws to prevent domestic abusers from having guns.

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