Claim(permalink)
Said Sen. Pat Toomey may not have included a provision to increase the age to purchase some guns in his 2013 background check legislation because he's "afraid of the NRA."
✓factcheckorg rating: not verifiable; published on 2018-03-02
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Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2018-03-02
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