Showing posts with label background check. Show all posts
Showing posts with label background check. Show all posts

John Fund: Government's Broke, Hooray

Washington has less money for bribes.  Imagine what the media reaction would be if in the aftermath of yesterday’s Senate vote blocking new background checks, a leading official of the gun lobby had explained his side’s success by saying: “Bribery isn’t what it once was. The government has no money. Once upon a time you would throw  ... MORE

Jacob Sullum: Checking The Logic Of Background Checks

Thwarting criminals at the gun shop.    Urging Congress to expand background checks for gun buyers, President Obama claims the current system has "kept more than 2 million dangerous people from getting their hands on a gun" during the last two decades. If you understand why that claim is misleading, you will understand why background checks    ... MORE