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This backs up what many of us have been saying for quite a while
The rated, respected academics say exactly what many of us have been saying: We need to strengthen and fix the NICS by making sure the data it uses is as accurate and complete as possible. Notice the emphasis on the failure to ensure prohibited persons get reported to the system.
The Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) at UC Davis and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a study about the impact California's gun control laws have had on homicide and suicide rates over the last 10 years. And guess what? Researchers found that the Golden State's gun control laws had absolutely no impact. And, even more surprising, the study's lead researcher found that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is severely flawed.
The rated, respected academics say exactly what many of us have been saying: We need to strengthen and fix the NICS by making sure the data it uses is as accurate and complete as possible. Notice the emphasis on the failure to ensure prohibited persons get reported to the system.
Gun rights advocates have long said there is an issue with NICS. If we, as gun owners, have to submit to a background check then the system needs to be whole. Having a system with a quarter of the convictions is useless. Why even have the background check system to begin with?
That's why both the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have long advocated for Fix NICS, which would require agencies to submit 100 percent of their convictions every six months.