Study: Background Checks Can Reduce Homicides, Suicides

In states where the only background checks conducted prior to purchasing handguns are done on the federal level, firearm homicides and suicides are almost double compared with states in which local law enforcement agencies are used to do the checks. State and local-level background checks keeps more unqualified persons from buying guns. Read more...

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