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FBI To Start Using A 2nd Database For Gun Background Checks

VICTORIA HANSEN, South Carolina Public Radio, NPR

Posted on July 13, 2018 · Dylann Roof was able to buy a gun two months before the Charleston church massacre because of a background check error. A new plan by the FBI aims to fix what critics call the "Charleston Loophole."

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