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Ted Cruz: “For all relevant purposes, homemade firearms are treated…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

It is untraceable and often undetectable. The so called ghost guns that we're talking about are nothing but homemade firearms. Homemade firearms aren't any more dangerous than any other firearms. And For all relevant purposes, homemade firearms are treated like any other firearm under [the law]. The law because the frames and receivers in these kits are, in quotes, unfinished. None of the normal federal gun laws apply. No background checks, no licensing, no serial numbers, nothing. (01:28–01:34)

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Asserts that homemade firearms are legally treated like other firearms.

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