Two million felons have tried to buy a gun and, because of the background check, have been denied.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Once you're a felon you're a target.
Unless they're a fugitive or a felon, or adjudicated mentally ill, we're not against them buying guns at all.
There should be a background check every time a firearm is transferred. You shouldn't be able to go to a gun show and buy guns without a background check. There are Internet gun sales, classified ads in the newspapers - and you can buy guns without background checks.
Expanding background checks will help create a uniform standard for all gun purchases and prevent criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from obtaining powerful weapons.
Clearly, a large number of people who shouldn't have firearms actually apply through the process and obtain firearms.
We need a comprehensive strategy that includes expanding criminal background checks for all commercial gun sales, dedicated federal law to combat gun trafficking, and a strong commitment to mental health services.
We're going to see fugitives and felons, eventually, being able to get guns much more easily.
Most Americans think there's already universal background checks. They don't understand why there wouldn't be a background check to purchase a weapon.
Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation.
Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to legitimate buyers.