Shelley Moore Capito: “It also helped to identify the deranged individual who…”

“I think this is a stunning statistic for people to realize. In fiscal year 2024 alone, the National Tracing center processed more than 600,000 requests. I mean, that is an immense amount of work. It also helped to identify the deranged individual who attempted to assassinate President Trump in Pennsylvania. So, obviously, it's great work out there, but I am concerned that we have to prevent the release of firearm trace data to anyone other than law enforcement for investigative purposes.” (00:23–00:33)

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