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Nina Totenberg Reports On The Supreme Court,

which will hear a constitutional challenge to the Brady Gun Control Law. The Brady Law requires a five-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns, so gun sellers can do a background check on potential buyers. The challenge is based on states rights arguments, namely, that the law usurps the rights of states and municipalities by requiring them to carry out a federal mandate.

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