claim: in 2009, the fbi "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but u.s. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."
author: mayors against illegal guns
evidence_1: dec 20, 2012 ... warren signed onto a letter with more than 750 mayors that was sent to ... gun  buyer to pass a background check, making gun trafficking a federal crime and ...  in 2009, the federal bureau of investigation referred more than 71,000 such  cases to atf, but u.s. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them.
evidence_2: frank wolf voted to allow terror suspects to buy guns." ... in 2009, the fbi " referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when  trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but u.s. attorneys ultimately  prosecuted only 77 of them." ... support independent fact-checking.
evidence_3: dec 5, 2014 ... department of justice (doj) in washington dc, u.s. attorney melinda ....  according to the government accountability office, the cost of flying senior ... but  shouldn't you try to limit that travel as much as possible, given it costs the  taxpayers so ... the g-v owned by the fbi is more than 12 years old, has more ...
evidence_4: dec 20, 2012 ... in addition, more than 770 mayors signed an open letter to president obama, ...  felons and other prohibited purchasers who fail gun background checks. in 2009,  the federal bureau of investigation referred more than 71,000 such cases to atf,  but u.s. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them.
evidence_5: involvement of the u.s. attorney's office and atf division. counsel and ......  office indicted 20 operation fast and furious straw purchasers and gun  traffickers. ... although the federal bureau of investigation (fbi) was assigned to  investigate the ..... (typically in an undercover capacity) buys a gun for another  person, in effect.