AP finds few states follow mental health gun law
The deadline for complying with the three-year-old law was last month. But nine states haven't supplied any names to the database. Seventeen others have sent in fewer than 25, meaning gun dealers around the U.S. could be running names of would-be buyers against a woefully incomplete list.
Officials blame privacy laws, antiquated record-keeping and a severe lack of funding for the gap the AP found through public records requests.
Eleven states have provided more than 1,000 records apiece to the federal database, yet gun-control groups have estimated more than 1 million files are missing nationwide.
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Officials blame privacy laws, antiquated record-keeping and a severe lack of funding for the gap the AP found through public records requests.
Eleven states have provided more than 1,000 records apiece to the federal database, yet gun-control groups have estimated more than 1 million files are missing nationwide.
CHECK OUT THIS HISTORY OF VOILENCE IN 66 SECONDS.
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