Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke about his father’s suicide during a speech about gun violence prevention.“Sometimes people in a fit of passion will purchase the handgun to do bad things with it,” Reid said. “Mr. President, even as my dad did, kill themselves. Waiting a few days helps. Requiring a simple background check every time a gun is sold is common sense.”
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