Gun Background Checks: Everything Old is New Again
Sixteen years ago, I broke the news on how the federal NICS gun background check system was missing millions of names. Some states were balking at providing data on the mentally ill, people with orders of protection and other information that would ban them from legally buying guns. They claimed it was an unfunded mandate - they needed federal money to do the job.
Democrats and Republicans on state and federal levels failed to address this fatal flaw for 16 years, costing too many innocent lives. Perhaps now that will change. Here's one of my stories:
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