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Democrats Ask Trade Commission to Investigate Manufacturer of Youth-Sized Rifle

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer compares gun maker to tobacco companies

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Democrats Ask Trade Commission to Investigate Manufacturer of Youth-Sized Rifle
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (R) joins with other Democratic members of the Senate at a U.S. Capitol press conference on Jan. 26, 2023, condemning WEE1 Tactical's "JR-15" rifle marketed to children. The senators are Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) (L), Sen. Richard Blumental (D-Conn.) (2L), and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) (2R). Win McNamee/Getty Images
Michael Clements
Michael Clements
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1/27/2023|Updated: 1/27/2023
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate an Illinois-based gun manufacturer for marketing firearms to children.

Industry representatives and gun rights activists say it is just one more assault on a Constitutional right Democrats don’t like.

Michael Clements
Michael Clements
Reporter
Michael Clements is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter covering the Second Amendment and individual rights. Mr. Clements has 30 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including The Monroe Journal, The Panama City News Herald, The Alexander City Outlook, The Galveston County Daily News, The Texas City Sun, The Daily Court Review,
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