claim: says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.
author: kelly ayotte
evidence_1: jan 13, 2013 ... washington — nearly 80,000 americans were denied guns in 2010, ... yet  only 44 of those people were charged with a crime. ... “i would say that the  likelihood is that they are not going to be able to get an ... of those denied a gun  because of a failed background check in 2010, ... related coverage ...
evidence_2: something like 42 (people during the) last year … were prosecuted for trying to  buy a gun with a criminal record out of 11 ... says of 80,000 people who were  denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were  prosecuted.
evidence_3: mar 24, 2013 ... says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed  background check, only 44 were prosecuted. rated mostly true, but ...
evidence_4: feb 14, 2013 ... “i do wish the cheerleading would stop and the prosecutions begin. ... graham  stated that of the 80,000 people who failed a background check last year, only 44  were ... of those denied, only 4,732 cases-or about 6%–were sent to the ... who  failed a background check should be prosecuted, graham said he ...
evidence_5: may 9, 2016 ... submitting false information on a background check is a felony under ... people  are denied a gun purchase each year because they failed a ... says scoda, “i  think the prosecution of that person is very important. ... gun purchases for over a  decade, but until recent years, it was only .... related articles in data.