Senate Democrats expected to push for gun control measures | Homestead Security | Forums

uh, they do know that there is already background checks for online purchases right? They have to go through a local ffl that handles it.

The proposed legislation would expand background checks to include online firearms purchases and those from unlicensed dealers at gun shows. It would also close a loophole that has let thousands of people buy guns who might not have been able to do so had an F.B.I. background check been completed on time. Under existing law, the F.B.I. has three days to provide evidence that a gun sale should be prohibited. If there is any delay, the sale can be completed on the fourth day. That loophole allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine people at a black church in Charleston, S.C., in June, the F.B.I. said.

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