Elissa Slotkin in Yahoo News


On Gun Control: Believes in the Second Amendment but with background checks

Her family owned guns, and in Iraq she carried a Glock and an M4. She said she believes in the Second Amendment. "That said, I believe that it is clear we need additional comprehensive background checks. Closing all the loopholes so you can't avoid a background check--and making sure we are laser focused so that domestic abusers, terrorists on the terrorist watch list and mentally ill people cannot get them," she said.
Source: Yahoo News (yahoo.com) on 2018 Congressional MI-8 election Jun 9, 2018

On War & Peace: Since Iraq war, Congress has failed to update the 2001 AUMF

"Unfortunately, since the Iraq war, we've seen little action on the part of our elected representatives to truly demand that authority, and to seek to update the authorization of military force (AUMF). Our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving in combat zones today are still largely operating under the 2001 AUMF, aimed at al-Qaeda, because our Congress has backed away from their responsibilities.
Source: Yahoo News (yahoo.com) on 2018 Congressional MI-8 election Jun 9, 2018

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