President proposes ` ` universal background checks '' on all gun sales . ` ` Universal background checks '' apply to the loopholes in federal gun sales laws . Almost 1.8 million applications were denied , the agency said . Those loopholes apply to private gun sales that usually involve gun shows . NRA challenges the ` ` checks '' proposal .
President proposes ` ` universal background checks '' on all gun sales . ` ` Universal background checks '' apply to the loopholes in federal gun sales laws . Those loopholes apply to private gun sales that usually involve gun shows . NRA challenges the ` ` checks '' proposal .