Politics

Lawmakers Say Gun Check Bill
Ready To Move Through Congress

WASHINGTON – Congress is ready to improve the instant background check system for gun buyers by offering states financial incentives to provide more records and threatening to withhold federal dollars for those failing to comply, lawmakers said Thursday. Members of Congress said that the biggest problem with the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System is that many state records are not in the federal government's system. "This is a catch-as-catch-can system, and we're not catching enough," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. New legislation would give states financial incentives to put their records into the system. Posted by Editor at September 26, 2003 09:28 AM