It polls extremely well among gun owners, people who don’t own guns, Democrats, Republicans - basically everyone. The Democrats’ bill, HR 8, would close this loophole, although it would leave some exemptions for gun transfers among family and temporary transfers while hunting.įor years, the proposal - for universal or comprehensive background checks - has been the top item on gun control advocates’ wishlist. This means that someone who doesn’t run a gun shop but sells guns at a gun show, over the internet, or to friends and family is legally allowed to sell a gun without verifying that the buyer isn’t legally prohibited from purchasing a firearm. Under current federal law, licensed dealers are required to run a background check to make sure that a buyer doesn’t have a criminal record, history of mental illness, or another factor that legally bars him from purchasing a gun.īut the law has a big loophole: Private sellers - meaning unlicensed sellers - don’t have to run a background check. The focus will largely be on a bill, introduced by Democrats last month, that would move toward universal background checks - legislation that, while unlikely to make it through the Senate, signals that Democrats are now putting guns at the forefront of their agenda.īut a growing body of research suggests that comprehensive background checks alone won’t do much, if anything, to combat gun violence in America.
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The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday is holding a hearing on preventing gun violence.