Wow, Wow, Wow.....No Gun Zones, Gun Registration, Background Checks and now Micro-stamping again!

[safeinOhio]

12. You say "Background checks do not prevent criminals from getting guns!"

The FBI says different.

 http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/html/bcft/2009/bcft09st.pdf
Summary findings
• From the inception of the Brady Act on March 1, 1994, through December 31, 2009,
almost 108 million applications for firearm transfers or permits were subject to
background checks. More than 1.9 million applications were denied. (Table 1)
• In 2009, 1.4% of the 10.8 million applications for firearm transfers or permits were
denied by the FBI (67,000) or by state and local agencies (83,000). The denial rate for
applications checked by the FBI (1.1%) was lower than the rate for checks by state and
local agencies (1.8%). (Table 2)
• Among all state agencies, denial rates for instant check systems ranged from more than
4% to less than 1%. (Table 3a)
• A felony conviction or indictment was the most common reason for a denial by the FBI
(49%), a state (39%), or a local agency (22%) in 2009. (Table 4)
• A domestic violence misdemeanor conviction or restraining order was the second most
common reason for denial by a state (14%) or local agency (16%) in 2009. (Table 4)

 • Among all agencies conducting background checks, 55% of applications were denied due
to reasons other than a felony conviction in 2009. (Table 5)
• In 2009 more than 33,000 denials were appealed (22% of denials) and more than 12,000
appeals resulted in reversal of the denial (37% of appeals). (Table 6)
• According to state and local checking agencies that reported arrests, 1,512 denied
persons were arrested in 2009 due to an outstanding warrant or submission of false
information on an application. (Table 7)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) field offices investigated
4,681 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) denials that were
referred by the FBI in 2009. (Table 8)
• Records of persons ineligible to possess a firearm due to a mental health commitment
or adjudication increased 37% in the NICS Index from January 1, 2009, to December 31,
2009; overall, the number of records in the index increased 4%. (Table 9)


I have given you answers many times. Registration of all handguns. Of course criminals will not register. Of course honest law abiding citizens will. That will make it more difficult for criminals to easily obtain them. It will take time, but no honest citizen will be able to transfer a handgun without it being registered. Every handgun starts out being legal. No system is perfect. The goal is to reduce criminal handgun possession without hindering the legal citizen. Registration of HANDGUNS does both.