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Brady Background Checks: 15 Years of Saving Lives
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President Clinton signed the Brady bill into law fifteen years ago on November 30, 1993.

Since Brady background checks went into effect in February 1994, every day, more than 300 attempts by dangerous people to purchase a gun have been blocked. During the same time period, gun crimes declined sharply.

Brady background checks have contributed to the decline in gun crime by making it harder for dangerous people like felons, domestic violence offenders, and fugitives from justice to purchase guns at gun dealers.

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Brady Background Checks: 15 Years of Saving Lives