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2024-11-14 13:09:45 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5057C39B15F5FEC7E5697572E6653461ED62DDAD6FDC680EACA0E50DB2BEBEC6
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This statement is misrepresenting a change made to the FBI-operated database used for firearms background checks. "The change concerned the definition of a “fugitive from justice” and was put into effect during the Trump administration": https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-obama-remove-pedophiles-background-check-901523440708 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/tens-of-thousands-with-outstanding-warrants-purged-from-background-check-database-for-gun-purchases/2017/11/22/b890643c-ced1-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html https://files.giffords.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Reverse-the-Trump-administration%E2%80%99s-change-to-the-definition-of-%E2%80%9Cfugitive-from-justice%E2%80%9D-and-restore-all-records-purged-from-NICS-1.pdf
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