Since February 28 , 1994 , according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics , background checks have stopped more than 2 million gun purchases by `` prohibited purchasers '' like convicted felons , domestic abusers , the dangerously mentally ill and fugitives—people who we all agree should not have guns . `` Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act '' went into effect 1981 . Brady : The law , which honors her husband , requires background checks . But a lot has changed , about 40 % of gun sales 1981 have no Brady background check . Brady : the Bureau of Justice Statistics needs to finish the job the Brady law so effectively started in today .
`` Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act '' went into effect 1981 . Brady : The law , which honors her husband , requires background checks . But a lot has changed , about 40 % of gun sales 1981 have no Brady background check . Brady : the Bureau of Justice Statistics needs to finish the job the Brady law so effectively started in today .