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>> seems simple. but there's more to it than you might think. every purchase from a licensed dealer requires a federal background check. >> are you under indictment, no, convicted of a felony, no. >> 20 personal questions including mental health history, requiring government confirmation. add potential state and city laws, thousands across the country. and it could feel like an obstacle course. >> background check for the rifle. if you live in a city, rifle shotgun, and pistol, a pistol license. >> this pale in comparison to the pain the nation felt december 14 in newtown, connecticut, the mos...

So what's it like to go through the existing federal background check when making a gun purchase. cnn's chris cuomo got some firsthand experience doing just that. >> what can i do for you? >> i'm looking for home protection shotgun. >> okay. >> reporter: seemed simple but there's more to it than you might think. every purchase from a licensed dealer requires a federal background check. are you under indictment no. convicted of any flown. no. 27 personal questions including criminal and mental health history all requiring government confirmation. add potential state and city laws thousands acro...

Learned a lot in the process. >> chris, mike, what can i do for you? >> looking for home protection shotgun. >> okay. i'll bring you down to the shotgun section. >> seems simple. but there is more to it than you might think. every purchase from a licensed dealer requires a federal background check. are you under indictment? no convicted after i felony? no. 27 personal questions, including criminal and mental health history, all requiring government confirmation, add potential state and city laws, thousands across the country and it could feel like an obstacle course. >> there is a background c...

Shotgun section. >> reporter: seems simple, but there is more to it than you might think. every purchase from a licensed dealer requires a federal background check. are you under indictment? no convicted of a felony? no. questions including criminal and mental health history, requiring government confirmation, add potential state and city laws, thousands across the country and it could feel like an obstacle course. >> background check for the rifle and then there is a pistol license. >> but this pales in comparison to the pain that nation felt on december 14th in newtown, connecticut. the most...

Dealer requires a federal background check. >> are you under indictment? no, have you been convicted of any felony? no. 27 personal questions including criminal and mental health history, all requiring government confirmation. add potential state and city laws, thousands across the country, and it could feel like an obstacle course. >> there's a background check for the rifle. if you live in the city there's the rifle shotgun card. if you have a pistol -- >> reporter: but this pails in comparison to the pain the nation felt on december 14th in newtown, connecticut. the most vulnerable victimiz...