An article in Congress reports that problems abound in the Brady Bill gun control proposal which mandates a 7-day waiting period. During that week law enforcement officials can, but are not required to investigate the purchaser. Part of the problem is a lack of national criminal records; dealers have no list to check. Another argument is that 17% of guns are purchased from dealers and, there are already one guns in circulation in the U.S. The Brady Bill proposal, however, closes some of the loopholes for punishment.
An article in the Wall Street Journal reports that problems abound in the Brady Bill gun control proposal which mandates a 7-day waiting period. During that week law enforcement officials can, but are not required to investigate the purchaser. Part of the problem is a lack of national criminal records; dealers have no list to check. Another argument is that fewer than 20% of guns are purchased from dealers and, there are already 150 million guns in circulation in the U.S. The Bush proposal, however, closes some of the loopholes for punishment.