Gun Checks Block Fewer Purchases in 2002

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44,724000 approved since 94....who's your DADDY!

Gun Checks Block Fewer Purchases in 2002

Thursday, September 18, 2003

WASHINGTON_—_About 1.7 percent of potential gun purchases were blocked last year by the nation's background check system, slightly below the 2001 level, according to new_Justice Department (search)_figures.

About half of the 2002 rejections by the_National Instant Criminal Background Check System (search)_were for people who were convicted felons or who had been indicted for a felony. Another 14 percent were blocked because of a domestic violence conviction or restraining order.

All told, about 136,000 of the 7.8 million background checks were rejected in 2001, the_Bureau of Justice Statistics (search)_said in a report released Wednesday. That compares with 151,000 rejections out of 7.9 million checks in 2001, a rate of 1.9 percent.

Since the system began in 1994, about 976,000 of the 45.7 million background checks have resulted in rejections, for a total rate of 2.1 percent.

The system is run jointly by the_FBI (search)_and state agencies, some of which have longer waiting periods for firearm purchase approval than the three business days used by the federal government. Background checks are required for purchases at all federally licensed gun dealers, but not at gun shows and some other venues.

The_Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (search)_reported retrieval of 4,000 firearms that were sold to disqualified people before a background check was completed.

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[Al Norris]

BULL!

Background checks are required for purchases at all federally licensed gun dealers, but not at gun shows and some other venues.

All FFL's are required to get the NICS check on their customers, regardless of where the gun is sold. Private party checks are what's not required!

Where do they get these people?!!!!

 

[El Tejon]

That's not the only lie, Al. A lot of those "blocks" are screw ups in the fibbies records.

 

[Al Norris]

Yup, I knew this, but the old "let's close the Gun Show Loophole" mantra just struck me wrong today! [don't know why that is, he mutters]

 

[cslinger]

Even with the lies and misreporting is it really worth spending how many millions of tax payer dollars to stop 1.7% especially when of those 1.7% how many were rejected for mistakes and then how many of the actual felonys were really violent and likely to be buying a gun for such reason.

I mean are we getting a real return on investment here or would that money be better spent in actually tracking down and punishing real violent criminals or possibly adding police warm bodies to areas that would do well from a more visible presence.

I mean if my logic is completely off the mark please tell me.

 

[C.R.Sam]

Return on investment not much of a concern for Fed agency.
After all, not their money.
Tis OURS.

Sam