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In the aftermath of the April 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech University by Seung-Hui Cho, a student who killed 32 people and himself, it emerged that he had been considered dangerous by a Virginia court and ordered into outpatient treatment, but the record was never sent to the background-check system.

Many Mentally Ill Can Buy Guns Vanessa O'Connell 2011

Mr. Bloomberg, co-founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of more than 550 mayors, said the shooting massacre in Arizona exposed dangerous cracks in the country's firearm background-check system.

Bloomberg Cites Gap In Gun Sale Database Michael Howard Saul 2011

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who runs a gun-control group, said Obama "missed an opportunity to bring the country together on an issue that has support among the vast majority of Americans: fixing the nation's broken background-check system that is designed to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people."

President Obama to address gun control soon, aides say James V. Grimaldi 2011

"That's one of the reasons why as of Dec. 31, only 2,092 people were listed in the background-check database as an addict or abuser, even though thousands and thousands of people with drug records should have been in that database, including quite possibly the man who pulled the trigger in Tucson."

Bloomberg Cites Gap In Gun Sale Database Michael Howard Saul 2011

According to FBI gun-purchase background-check statistics, gun sales have been averaging over 1 million guns per month for some time now.

The Volokh Conspiracy » NRA Convention report 2010

Revenue from the company's $20 background-check business swelled from $500,000 in 2009 to $11 million in 2011.

Sites Are Accused of Privacy Failings Julia Angwin 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has recently increased scrutiny of some background-check providers.

Sites Are Accused of Privacy Failings Julia Angwin 2012

From 2009 to 2010, gun sales suffered in the weak economy, rising only about 2.7%, according to background-check data.

Firearm Sales Gaining Momentum Vanessa O'Connell 2011

David Cox, a businessman from Tulsa, Okla., got his name, address and other personal details removed from the online background-check website BeenVerified.com, but his success was temporary.

Sites Are Accused of Privacy Failings Julia Angwin 2012

The law aimed to bolster the background-check system, and to a degree, it has prompted more state filings into the database because there is now a financial incentive for states to do so.

Many Mentally Ill Can Buy Guns Vanessa O'Connell 2011