WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton says he’s disappointed the Senate fell short of the votes needed to expand background checks for gun purchases.

Clinton tells The Associated Press that passing the measure, in his words, “would save a lot of kids’ lives in a lot of places.”

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