By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON — A veterans group has a new ad making the case for universal background checks, arguing it doesn’t make sense that members of the armed forces have to pass background checks to carry guns that civilians are allowed to purchase with no questions asked.
The ad by VoteVets.org, which is currently running on social media, calls on Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) to support universal background checks for gun sales. The spot features Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Glenn Kunkel firing an AR-15 at a mannequin.
“I had to pass a background check to join the Marine Corps, before I could carry a weapon similar to this one in Iraq. Here at home, anyone can purchase this weapon, no questions asked,” says Kunkel in the ad.