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The Charleston loophole could be closed in gun ownership

By Hicbd
Mon May 2 2022 11:29 am

"Under federal law, gun purchases may move forward by default after three business days—even if a background check has not been completed. While 90% of federal background checks are completed in minutes, those that take longer than three business days are four times as likely to be denied...In 2015, the shooter of nine worshipers at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina was able to purchase a gun because of a dangerous loophole in the background check system."

URL:
https://www.everytown.org/solutions/close-the-charleston-loophole/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-purchases-charleston-loophole-2020/

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U.S. Gun Ownership U.S. State Government Background Checks

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