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Opinion | The gun deal would represent real reform. If the GOP doesn't kill it.

Jun 14, 2022 View Original Article
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    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -18% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -1% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "This part of the package is a critical step forward in being able to crack down on the private-sale-loophole industry," T. Christian Heyne, vice president of policy at the Brady campaign, told us, though he stressed this falls well short of universal background checks.
41% : Closing this loophole would make it less inviting for people to conduct sales in this grey area and could give law enforcement another tool to crack down on them, according to gun safety groups.

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