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USA Gun Control Timeline, a social experiment...Post Sandy Hook to Present
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"‘God Help Us If We Don’t Do It’: Senators Defend Background Check Amendment" [link to news.yahoo.com] "With the bipartisan Toomey-Manchin-Schumer Senate amendment permitting expanded background checks on gun purchases rapidly encountering opposition, Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) decided to fight back. Both appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning to offer a fierce defense of the amendment, as well as reassurances that their background in "gun culture" allows them to understand the concerns of gun owners.
"First of all, let me be very clear, Senator Manchin and I are not willing to support infringing the rights of law-abiding citizens," Toomey said. "I know there are some people that do want to infringe on Second Amendment rights. I won't be part of that."
"Pat and I both come from gun culture, both NRA, both gun people ourselves," Manchin said. "If you're a law-abiding gun owner yourself, you'll like this bill...."
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