By JAY REEVES and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press Jun 25, 2021
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In this Oct. 2019 photo, Tallapoosa County Sheriffsâ Girls Ranch
director of ranch life Candice Gully poses for a photo, in
Tallapoosa County, Ala. The Alabama girls home director, who lost
two children and two nephews in a wreck that killed 10 people, has
dedicated her lifeâs work to helping abused and neglected children.
Gulley was driving a van that was involved in a horrible, fiery
crash during Tropical Storm Claudette. Gulley is recovering from
injuries, but Tuesday was the 4th birthday of her youngest child
Ben, who died in the crash.
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The U.S. background check system prevented over 300,000 gun sales in 2020, a record high, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
Background checks blocked almost double the number of sales in 2020 compared to the year before, with 42% of rejections due to felony convictions, according to FBI data obtained by the AP. The data also shows that the rate of barred would-be gun owners increased from 0.6% to 0.8% over the past two years.
The rate increase could be because a number of people buying guns for the first time did not realize they were unable to purchase a gun, Adam Winkler, a UCLA Law professor specializing in gun policy, told the AP. “Some may have a felony conviction on their record and not think about it,” he said.
Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales
FILE - In this March 25, 2020, file photo semi-automatic handguns are displayed at shop in New Castle, Pa. The number of people stopped from buying guns though the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety. The FBI numbers provided to The Associated Press show the background checks blocked nearly twice as many gun sales in 2020 as in the. Keith Srakocic
Published: 6/22/2021 12:30:32 PM
SALT LAKE CITY The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained by the group Everytown for Gun Safety.