Brady Act Checks Nix 136,000 Gun Buys in 2002

Touting their effectiveness as a gun control tool, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports that Brady Act criminal background checks triggered the rejection of a record 136,000 applications from among the more than 7.8 million applications to buy or transfer a firearm filed during 2002 -- a 1.7 percent rejection rate. Also See: Possible Outcomes of a Brady Background Check