Tighter Background Check Legislation Burdens Law-Abiding Citizens, Won’t Reduce Crime: Expert

Tighter Background Check Legislation Burdens Law-Abiding Citizens, Won’t Reduce Crime: Expert
Edward Wilks, owner of Tradesmen Gun Store and Pawnshop helps Lauren Boebert with a firearm at his store in Rifle, Colorado on April 24, 2018. Emily Kask/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Prominent economist and gun rights advocate John Lott said that the enhanced background checks contained in new House-passed measures would burden law-abiding citizens and not reduce crime.

The House approved two bills on Thursday that expand background checks on individuals who are seeking to purchase or transfer firearms and lengthens the review period for background checks from three days to up to 20.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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