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Background Checks
More than 1.7 million people have been blocked from buying a gun after failing federal background checks since 1998. But some reasons for denial are more common than others.
Gun Policy
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 was intended to improve lapses in state record keeping that have allowed dangerous people like Dylann Roof to get a gun. Here’s why almost 90 percent of that money has never been spent.
The almost-forgotten story of the Gekas amendment.
Did the FBI ever complete it?
Organizers of one campaign note lack of support from NRA.
Law
A step-by-step guide to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which vets anyone who attempts to buy a gun through a federally licensed firearms dealer.