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Merrick Garland: Ghost guns are real guns. And we'll regulate them to save lives.

Apr 12, 2022 View Original Article
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    -2% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    -52% Very Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : And as we work with our partners in law enforcement, we are likewise committed to supporting local community leaders in their efforts to keep their communities safe.
42% : In partnership with state, local, tribal and territorial law enforcement, we are working to defeat the scourge of gun violence.
39% : Meanwhile, since 2016, there has been a more than tenfold increase in the annual number of ghost guns recovered by law enforcement in criminal investigations and reported to ATF.
31% : Our federal law enforcement agents are recovering and tracing illegal guns.

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