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US House passes follow-up bill to increase background checks for gun sales

March 1, 2019

Via: Jurist

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved further legislation to broaden federal gun control measures.

The new bill, titled Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019, attempts to address the “Charleston loophole” in the Brady Bill. Currently, this loophole permits automatic clearance for the sale of guns when the FBI fails to complete requisite background checks within three days. The loophole was abused by Dylann Roof, who managed to buy the gun he used in the Charleston church massacre despite two preceding arrests. Several thousand unlawful gun purchases are made annually because of current legislation.

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