Fix Gun Checks Act of 2015

Awaiting Vote
Bill Summary

Requires background checks for all gun sales and reporting lost or stolen firearms within 48 hours.
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Opponents say

• Background checks do not necessarily stop criminals from getting firearms
• Federal studies have shown that persons imprisoned for firearm crimes get firearms mostly through theft, the black market, or family members or friends
• Nearly half of illegally trafficked firearms originate with “straw purchasers”—people who pass background checks and buy firearms for criminals

Proponents say

• Accounts for the nonexistence of internet shopping when the Brady Bill was passed by requiring online gun sales to involve background checks
• Ensures that our laws evolve at the same pace as our technology
• Reporting missing firearms puts law enforcement on alert and may prevent future crimes