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"Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced legislation Tuesday to close major gaps in the federal firearms background check system that in a 30-month period allowed some 10,000 felons and others prohibited from gun ownership to obtain weapons."
" 'This legislation fixes a huge hole in our system,' McCain said in a statement, 'a hole that delays legitimate firearms purchases and allows criminals and other prohibited buyers to obtain guns.' "
"McCain said the hole is the 'faulty records of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).' "
"He cited a report issued by the Americans for Gun Safety in January that showed 'millions of records are missing from NICS' database.' The study showed that over a 30-month period, 10,000 criminals and others obtained a license without a full background check 'because the records couldn't be checked properly within the three days allowed by federal law.' "
"The bill was sponsored by McCain, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. Craig joked at a news conference that it was the 'odd quad,' referring to the fact that the sponsors came together on this legislation despite widely differing views on gun control." |
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