They Deserve a Vote

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Background Checks 101

Later this week, the Senate Judiciary Committee will take up four gun violence prevention measures. One of them is an important bill to strengthen the background check system and mandate universal background checks so we can keep guns out of the hands of people that should not have them.

Check out this infographic for everything you need to know about how universal background checks can help us prevent gun violence.

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Related articles

• They Deserve a Vote (humboldtdems.wordpress.com)
• Gun background checks in January were second highest ever, FBI data shows (news.blogs.cnn.com)
• Universal Background Check: Registration and Confiscation (realnewsworldwide.com)
• Senators near a deal on background checks for most private gun sales – The Washington Post (eezzbeat.newsvine.com)