Gov. Greg Abbott calls for strengthening gun background checks

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he supports strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) as a step to addressing gun violence. NICS is a federal database controlled by the FBI and used to determine if a prospective buyer is able to buy firearms.
“It’s clear that the NICS system was flawed in the aftermath of Sutherland Springs,” he said. “It was flawed in the aftermath of what happened in Florida.”
Abbott spoke with re