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New questions about universal background checks

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    William La Jeunesse reports from Los Angeles

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Talked about earlier as the senate gets rated -- hold its first hearing on possible new gun legislation there are serious concerns.

And questions over new calls a mandate universal background checks we wanted -- -- that's where I live in LA now we have good morning -- -- -- -- -- it it seems to be the one thing that lawmakers appear to agree on and yet the system used to deny firearms from the dangerous and deranged.

Remains a porous.

Patchwork of records that neither the state -- the federal government is treated as a priority and it begins with this application to buy a fine.

Needs to fill this -- -- forming in its entirety it is the first line of defense against gun crime the background check.

This is to make sure that you don't have rain -- prohibiting -- past that would keep you from owning a fire.

Felons fugitives domestic abusers drug users the mentally ill illegal aliens among others.

Cannot buy a -- They're going to take ten days and which include background -- and -- or clear Angola.

Are currently all states require FBI background checks and weapons sold at gun stores against criminal database known as knicks.

Some states include gun show sales for most weapons but -- majority do not.

A loophole some lawmakers hope to close background checks for all firearms.

Sales.

Not just by licensed dealers.

But also at gun shows private sales but then -- system remains grossly incomplete according to a federal audit last year.

Missing millions of court records identifying the mentally ill.

And drug users which explains why 21 states including California do their own more thorough checks and require waiting periods from three days.

To six months to get it -- or -- permit.

29 states rely solely on the FBI is it hard for person with a rug again.

And not that any of this matters to those who don't follow the law where do crime guns come from.

Pretty much the streets.

You know street created I'd say 95% -- -- a crime guns.

You know so -- -- -- the street because they -- getting caught but records show they face little penalty if they do for instance in 2010 out of six million background checks to 72000.

Were denied a firearm.

Of those 44 were referred for prosecution and bill.

Just thirteen people were found guilty.

Of trying to buy a fire when -- -- that's remarkable low number there William thank you William wanted us on a story in Los Angeles.

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