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Cody Keenan: Ten Days That Defined America

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Why the Senate Voted No on Background Checks

I think the easiest explanation is what goes through their pockets. And that's donations from the NRA. I think they're also afraid of their base. But in 2013, it was too conservative gun owners in the Senate. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey who led the charge on background checks. Unfortunately, 95% of Republicans voted no on it. That's why we didn't have universal background checks which could have stopped something like Charleston from happening.

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