On the Michigan Talk Network: Why do Democrats keep pushing Universal Background Checks as a way to stop Mass Public Shootings?

Feb 19, 2019 | Featured

Dr. John Lott speaks with host Steve Gruber about the Aurora mass public shooting that took place recently at the Henry Pratt Company.

(Tuesday, February 19, 2019 6:45am-6:52am)

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  1. 2aguy

    They push universal background checks because the real goal is to get universal gun registration. If they get universal background checks, criminals and mass shooters will still get guns and shoot people, then, the anti-gunners will come back and demand universal gun registration, which they say is now necessary to make Universal background checks work. They will start the drum beat, create polls where they ask uninformed Americans if they support gun registration to help background checks…and the dance will begin again….they know universal background checks do nothing, but they need them to get to gun registration.

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