NRA Official Calls Background Checks ‘Effective’ But Opposes Expanding Them | Talking Points Memo

Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), who led the National Rifle Association’s school safety task force, said Sunday that the background check system in place has been “effective” at preventing criminals and the mentally-ill from obtaining guns, a position at odds with the NRA’s argument that the current system is ineffective.


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