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Ted Cruz: “Inevitably, when you see countries enact registries of…”

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

Published | Video Starts at 02:39

They want a registry of every firearm in America. They want a government list of what guns they are, there are, who owns them, how many, they own them. And Inevitably, when you see countries enact registries of firearms, the next step is confiscation. And numerous Democrats on this committee have advocated for confiscating firearms. Nobody on this committee on this side of the aisle wants to confiscate guns from law abiding citizens. (02:39–02:46)

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Asserts that firearm registries in other countries lead to confiscation.

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