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Posted on July 9, 2014

The Facts About Universal Background Checks

By Penny Okamoto, Ceasefire Oregon Action Fund

Daniel Webster, a professor of public health at Johns Hopkins University, answers questions from the New Republic about background checks on gun sales and why they are needed.

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118286/facts-about-gun-control-and-un…

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