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Congressional Digest November 2019 No. 9 Vol. 98
Honorable Ken Buck

Gun Control

Pros & Cons of Background Checks and the “Gun Show Loophole”

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Honorable Ken Buck

United States Representative, Colorado, Republican

I rise to oppose H.R. 8, a bill that criminalizes gun transfers between law-abiding citizens who have no criminal record and no criminal intent. The bill includes several flawed and unworkable exceptions. Take the law enforcement exception. It allows the police to transfer a firearm, but criminalizes transfers to law enforcement. Under this bill, a parent whose child finds a gun …

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