Heitkamp Doubts Polls Showing Huge Support For Background Checks | Talking Points Memo

Saying her office was inundated with calls from opponents to new gun legislation, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) expressed skepticism toward polls conducted after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. showing overwhelming support for an expansion of background checks on gun buyers.


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