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Thousands Of Names Removed From FBI Background Check Database
November 24, 2017

A new report shows thousands of people wanted by law enforcement officials were removed from a criminal background check database, and can now purchase a firearm.

The names were removed from the list in February following the FBI’s decision to narrow its definition of who is considered a “fugitive from justice.”

The new definition only applies to people who have crossed state lines, meaning fugitives who were previously on the list can now purchase a firearm unless barred from doing so for some other reason.

500,000 people identified as fugitives before the memo, but that number dropped to less than 800 after the changes were made.

“If they really wanted to make a difference, the media would lead every newscast with a reminder that the names of millions of violent felons, criminal gang-bangers, and adjudicated mentally incompetent and dangerous people are missing from the background check system… but no one gets ratings by telling the truth about how to stop mass killers,” said Wayne Lapierre, CEO and Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association.

The report comes just days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions called on the DOJ to strengthen background checks on firearms in response to a series of mass shootings from gunmen who should not have had access to them.

The NRA has responded to calls for stricter regulation, saying the problem is not background checks but the information that goes into them.

http://www.oann.com/thousands-of-names-removed-from-fbi-background-check-database/