Feinstein: Background checks would not have prevented Sandy Hook shooting

Published April 17, 2013 4:00am ET



Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced her assault weapons ban amendment this morning, warning her Senate colleagues that universal background checks would not have prevented the Sandy Hook massacre.

“We know one thing, none of this information would have been caught on a background check,” Feinstein insisted. “And I say that, although I support background checks.”

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