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>>> PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NEWS TODAY ON THE GUN VIOLENCE
FRONT.
FRONT.
FRONT. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAID
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE READY TO
GO ALONG WITH AN IDEA THAT
THEY'VE BEEN BLOCKING FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.
SEVERAL YEARS. STRONGER BACKGROUND CHECKS.
JOHN CROMAN TAKES A CLOSER LOOK
TONIGHT AT HOW THOSE CHECKS
WOULD WORK.
WOULD WORK. >> I SPOKE TO MITCH McCONNELL
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. HE'S TOTALLY ON BOARD.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
SIGNALING A POSSIBLE
BREAKTHROUGH IN THE GRIDLOCK
OVER EXPANDING BACKGROUND
CHECKS TO PRIVATE GUN SALES.
>> THERE'S BEEN NO PRESIDENT
THAT FEELS MORE STRONGLY ABOUT
THE SECOND AMENDMENT THAN I DO,
HOWEVER WE NEED MEANINGFUL
BACKGROUND CHECKS.
BACKGROUND CHECKS. >> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, YOU
ONLY GO THROUGH A BACKGROUND
CHECK IF YOU BUY FROM A
FEDERALLY LICENSED DEALER LIKE
CORY KRAUS AT FRONTIERSMAN
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. >>
PARK. >> IF YOU WANT IN THE PARKING
LOT AND WANTED TO BUY A GUN
FROM JOE BLOW THROUGHOUT, YOU
CAN JUST DO THAT UNDER THE KURT
LAWS.
LAWS.
LAWS. >>
LAWS. >> CURRENT LAWS.
>> Reporter: IT STARTS WITH
PAPERWORK.
PAPERWORK. >> A PURCHASER HAS TO FILL OUT
EVERYTHING HERE.
EVERYTHING HERE. THEY ANSWER A SERIES OF
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> Reporter: YOU ATTEST TO THE
FACT THAT YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO
BUY.
BUY.
BUY. >>
BUY. >> IT ASKS IF YOU USE
MARIJUANA.
MARIJUANA. IF YOU SAY YES, WE'RE DONE.
EVEN IF WE LIVE IN COLORADO.
>> Reporter: REALLY?
>> IF YOU SAY YES, WE'RE DONE.
>> Reporter: EVEN IF IT IS
LEGAL IN YOUR STATE, THE FED
STILL -- THAT'S A DISQUALIFIER.
>> YOU WON'T BUY A GUN.
>> Reporter: AFTER YOU SIGN THE
FORM, THEY RUN YOUR NAME
AGAINST THE FBI NATIONAL
INSTANT BACKGROUND SYSTEM.
>> WE CAN GET THREE DIFFERENT
RESPONSES.
RESPONSES. YOU GET A PROCEED, DELAY OR
DENY.
DENY.
DENY. PROCEED YOU'RE INSTANTLY GOOD
TO GO TO MAKE THE SALE.
THE DELAY, THEY CAN TAKE UP TO
THREE MORE BUSINESS DAYS TO
RESEARCH IT AND THEN CALL US
BACK WITH AN ANSWER.
IF THEY DON'T CALL US BACK, WE
CAN STILL CHANCE FOR THE GUN.
>> Reporter: DEALERS CAN PLAIN
REFUSE TO SELL IF SOMETHING
DOESN'T SMELL RIGHT.
>> THE MOST COMMON ONE IS HE
HAS BEEN LOOKING AT GUNS AND
THEN IT'S TIME HE'S GOT THIS
GUN HE LIKES.
HE WANTS TO BUY.
SHE IS THE ONE THAT STARTS
FILLING OUT THE PAPERWORK.
>> Reporter: OK.
>> THAT HAPPENS.
WE TURN DOWN SEVERAL A WEEK.
>> Reporter: THAT WOULD BE A
STRAW BUYER SITUATION?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> Reporter: IF UNIVERSAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS BECOMES LAW,
GUN TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN TWO,
PRIVATE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO BE
ROUTED THROUGH A LICENSED
DEALER.
DEALER.
DEALER. >> THAT'S ONE OF THE GUN SHOW
LOOPHOLES.
LOOPHOLES. A GOOD MAJORITY WHO SELL AT THE
SHOWS ARE NOT A LICENSED
DEALER.
DEALER.
DEALER. WHEN YOU ARE NOT A LICENSED
DEALER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> PEOPLE HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. >>
FIRST. >> Reporter: CONGRESSMAN
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC.
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC. >> THIS IS A BEGINNING.
WE HAVE TO SEIZE THE MOMENT.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A NATIONAL
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT KIND OF
WEAPONRY WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW
ON THE STREETS IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> CORY KRAUS, THE GUN SHOP
OWNER WE TALKED TO TODAY SAID
HE IS SETUP TO DO PRIVATE
BACKGROUND CHECKS ON PRIVATE
SALES BECAUSE HE'S SO CERTAIN
THIS WILL BECOME THE LAW AT
SOME POINT AND ALSO WE ALSO
TODAY THIS STORY WE FOCUSED ON
THE NATIONAL BACKGROUND CHECK
SYSTEM, BUT IN MINNESOTA YOU
ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A PURCHASE
PERMIT OR CARRY PERMIT TO BUY
SO THERE'S THAT EXTRA LEVEL YOU
WOULD HAVE BEFORE YOU EVEN WALK
INTO THE GUN STORE.
>> IN MINNESOTA TOO THAT EXTRA
LEVEL, DOES IT EXIST OR NOT
EXIST FOR GUN SHOWS?
>> FOR GUN SHOWS, THERE'S NO
RECORD OF THE TRANSACTION.
IF IT IS A PRIVATE SALE.
THERE ARE ALREADY LICENSED
DEALERS AT GUN SHOWS SELLING
GUNS AND THEY HAVE TO DO THE
BACKGROUND CHECK.
BACKGROUND CHECK. IF YOU BUY FROM JOE, YOU DON'T.
>> JUST NOT TO PUT CORY ON THE
SPOT, BUT I'M GONNA.
HE RUNS A LICENSED GUN
DEALERSHIP.
DEALERSHIP. SHOULD THEY DO IT OR NOT DO IT?
DOES IT BOTHER HIM EITHER WAY?
>> HE THINKS IT'S AN EXTRA
LAYER OF SAFETY THAT PEOPLE
WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE
SELLING TO IS RIGHT BECAUSE ONE
OF THE COMMON COMPLAINTS IS
I'VE KNOWN THIS GUY ALL MY LIFE
AND I KNOW HE'S NOT A CROOK SO
I'M GOING TO SELL A GUN TO HIM.
ONE OF THE THINGS CORY SAID IS
YOU MAY NOT KNOW HIM AS WELL AS
YOU THINK YOU DO.
HE MIGHT HAVE A DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE CONVICTION YOU DON'T
KNOW ABOUT.
KNOW ABOUT. IN THAT CASE, HE WOULD BE
DISQUALIFIED.
DISQUALIFIED. >> I DON'T KNOW MY NEIGHBOR
THAT WELL.
THAT WELL. I COULDN'T VOUCH FOR THEM ON
EVERY ASPECT.
EVERY ASPECT. >> THINK ABOUT THESE FORMS.
THEY ARE KEPT BY THE GUN DEALER
FOR 20 YEARS.
THEY ARE NOT PUBLIC, BUT LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND