Sen. Dean Heller To Oppose Gun Background Check Deal

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Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) announced Tuesday that he would be opposing a Senate deal seeking to strengthen gun background checks.

“I believe very strongly that our current background check system needs strengthening and improving, particularly in areas that could keep guns out of the hands of felons and the mentally ill,” he said in a statement. “At the same time, I cannot support legislation that infringes upon the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Despite the good faith efforts of Senators Manchin and Toomey, the onerous paperwork and expansion of federal power mandated in this legislation are too great of a concern. I believe that this legislation could lead to the creation of a national gun registry and puts additional burdens on law-abiding citizens. For these reasons, I cannot vote for this legislation.”

 

 

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