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Linda Finn stated on April 12, 2013 in :

Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away from them."

By Michael McKinney• April 23, 2013

Georgia Department of Transportation stated on April 11, 2013 in :

"Demand for public transportation is reaching record levels in Wisconsin."

By Dave Umhoefer• April 22, 2013

Barack Obama stated on April 17, 2013 in :

A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text."

By Becky Bowers• April 18, 2013

National Rifle Association stated on April 17, 2013 in :

The Manchin-Toomey amendment "would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members" to get government approval.

By Molly Moorhead• April 18, 2013

Gabrielle Giffords stated on April 17, 2013 in :

Polls show that Americans "overwhelmingly" support "expanding background checks."

By Louis Jacobson• April 18, 2013

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