BRADY BILL

The mandatory waiting period and background checks prior to the purchase of a handgun implemented by the Brady Bill provides necessary protection to all citizens of the states.

The Brady Bill was a response to the use of a handgun in the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981. It was passed in November of 1993 as an attempt to restrict access to guns.

In its place a federal system of executing background checks was established to make sure that only people who were not prohibited from doing so were allowed to purchase guns.

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STATISTICS

• Since Febuary 18, 1994, The law has blocked more than 2.1 million gun purchases
• More than 1 million of those attempted purchases were felons
• Another 291,000 denials were domestic abusers
• 118,000 gun sales to fugitives were blocked thanks to background checks

POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES

• Crime rate would increase
• Currently, 40% of gun sales are not subject to background check
• This is from guns sold online and at gun shows when sold through unlicensed sellers
• Mass shootings could possibly increase
• Criminals would have easy access to obtaining guns

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