May 29, 2018

Action Alert:
Share Article on Flaws in Instant Check System for Gun Buyers


For 20 years now,  America has implemented an instant computer check system to screen gun buyers. In at least 90% of cases, these checks are completed in just a couple of minutes.

Prior to 1994, our background check process for gun buyers was an honor system. It hasn’t gotten much better since.

That speed and efficiency comes with a price. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) constantly allows violent individuals to pass background checks and legally obtain firearms, including the recent gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

There is nothing inevitable about the NICS system. If we wanted to save lives by expanding screening of gun buyers to include waiting periods and more human interaction, we could. Every other democracy has.

Please take one or more of the following actions:

1) Read the following article about the weakness of our instant computer check system for gun buyers by Ladd Everitt, director of One Pulse for America:

“Background Checks on Gun Buyers Were Designed to Fail–by the NRA”

https://medium.com/@LaddEveritt/background-checks-on-gun-buyers-were-designed-to-fail-by-the-nra-b2d4a66afbda

2) From the Medium link above, share the article by clicking the Facebook & Twitter buttons.

3) If you find the article informative, applaud it by clicking the clapping hands symbol at the Medium link above.

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