Presale Handgun Checks, 1996: A National Estimate
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT NOON EDT BJS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 202/633-3047 BRADY ACT BACKGROUND CHECKS PREVENT 173,000 ILLEGAL HANDGUN PURCHASES SINCE FEBRUARY 1994 IMPLEMENTATION Handgun Figure is Subset of More Than 250,000 Firearm Sales Blocked Since February 1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In its first analysis of a subset of the estimated 250,000 illegal firearm sales blocked by the Brady Act...