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Sen. Pat Roberts: ‘Certainly nobody under 21 should have an AR-15’

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Sen. Pat Roberts: ‘Certainly nobody under 21 should have an AR-15’

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said Thursday that he backs raising the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle from 18 to 21.

Roberts told reporters in Topeka he believes Congress is poised to pass legislation addressing firearms in some form following last week’s shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla.

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