NICS Denial Notification Act introduced in Senate (VIDEO)

By Christen Smith

A bipartisan team of senators introduced a proposal this week to alert state authorities every time a gun buyer fails a background check.
The NICS Denial Notification Act — sponsored by Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey and Delaware Democratic Sen. Chris Coons — creates an alert system in 37 states and Washington, D.C., where firearms dealers use the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System to verify a gun buyer’s identity and eligibility status.
Thirteen point-of-contact states already notify local authorities when a prohibited person “lies and tries” to buy a gun. Toomey said this bill will require the FBI to do the same in states without their own background check processing systems within 24 hours of each denial.
“We can make progress on gun safety while respecting the Second Amendment rights of American citizens, including better enforcing existing gun laws and responding to warning signs that we get of criminal behavior,” he said in a statement. “This bipartisan bill is a critical step forward in helping to ensure that our communities can be safe from criminals.”
Coons said the bill will make communities safer and hopes its part of a larger effort to “comprehensively address gun violence.”
“We have to find ways to work across the aisle

Source: Guns.com