Jul 7, 2015 ... A congressional bill that would set up a national permit-to-purchase system might  be the most potent idea out there for reducing gun violence. ... parts of the country : Prospective gun purchasers have to apply for their permit in person at a local  law enforcement office, have their fingerprints taken, and submit ...
Nov 6, 2017 ... The first step is to understand the scale of the challenge America faces: The U.S.  has more than 300 million guns – roughly one for every citizen – and stands out  as well for its gun death rates. At the other extreme, Japan has less than one gun  per 100 people, and typically fewer than 10 gun deaths a year ...
Aug 8, 2016 ... Federal law requires all firearm dealers to be licensed and to initiate a  background check before transferring a firearm to a non-dealer,regardless of  where ... According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), 77 percent of criminals in  state prison for firearm crimes get firearms through theft, on the black market, ...
Feb 11, 2013 ... “If you want an agency to be small and ineffective at what it does, the ATF is really  the model,” says Robert J. Spitzer, author of The Politics of Gun Control. .... That's  why the Brady law included a provision requiring that dealers who sell more than  one handgun to any single individual within a five-day period ...
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994—most notable for  requiring dealers to perform background checks on prospective firearm  purchasers for the first time—also required applicants for dealer licenses to  submit photographs and fingerprints, and to certify that their business was not  prohibited by state ...
A law that mandates fingerprinting for gun purchasers is "a requirement that's reduced gun crimes in the five states where it's the law."