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Background checks for gun purchases can only do so much and are not the permanent solution to keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and keeping Americans safe from gun violence. More concerning is that they give the state an ever-growing list of private citizens who own guns, and such a list has historically been used for subsequent gun confiscation attempts.
Washington’s power is exercised through its complex bureaucratic operations: the enforcement of innumerable and detailed rules and regulations devised and promulgated by executive offices, administrative agencies, and departments.