Leahy And LaPierre Spar Over Background Checks (VIDEO)

Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, on Jan. 30, 2013, arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Hart Building entitled "What Should America Do About Gun Violence?"
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sparred with National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre during a committee hearing on gun violence Wednesday over LaPierre’s position on background checks at gun shows. 

When Leahy’s time for questioning was up, he said, “with all due respect, that is not the question I asked, nor did you answer it.”

Watch:

(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom)

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