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Vegasgiants » 21 Apr 2021, 5:37 pm » wrote: ↑

21 Apr 2021, 5:37 pm

The current background system is very flawed, though. The FBI instant background check is just that: instant. It takes an average of 108 seconds to get a response from the database, which flags things like a criminal record, addiction, a restraining order, or having been hospitalized for mental illness. However, this FBI database is missing millions of records, letting many dangerous people purchase firearms. The other issue with the current background check system is that it doesn’t catch dangerous people who don’t already have a record. So, that dangerous person, like the Atlanta shooter who bought a gun the morning of his attacks, could get a gun in 108 seconds. There is another system that could prevent this from occurring.