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  2. NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 - Wikipedia

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    The NICS Improvement Amendments Act (Pub. L. 110–180 (text)) was passed in 2007 in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings in order to address loopholes in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, commonly known as NICS, which enabled Seung-Hui Cho to buy firearms despite having been ruled a danger to himself by a Virginia court.

  3. National Instant Criminal Background Check System - Wikipedia

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    The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a background check system in the United States created by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 to prevent firearm sales to people prohibited under the Act.

  4. Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act - Wikipedia

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    It also imposed a five-day waiting period on purchases until the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was implemented in 1998. Introduced by U.S. representative Chuck Schumer of New York, the Brady Act was a landmark legislative enactment during the Clinton administration. The act was appended to the end of Section 922 of ...

  5. Gun Background Checks Soared During Pandemic - AOL

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    The FBI processed a record high number of gun background checks in March — nearly 4.7 million in one month. Federal law gives the National Instant Criminal Background Check System three business ...

  6. Universal background check - Wikipedia

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    Universal background check laws, which require a background check before any firearm transfer, may extend to temporary removals of firearms from the homes of individuals at risk of suicide. Some clinicians have noted that these laws can create uncertainty regarding the legality of such transfers, potentially complicating their ability to ...

  7. Printz v. United States - Wikipedia

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    This "Brady Bill" required the United States Attorney General to establish an electronic or phone-based background check to prevent firearms sales to persons already prohibited from owning firearms. This check, entitled the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), went into effect as required on November 30, 1998.