Texas Senator, NRA Support Alerts When Gun Buyers Fail Background Checks

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators want state law enforcement to be alerted when someone who isn’t allowed to buy a gun tries to purchase one.
U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Chris Coons on Monday said they will introduce a bill that requires federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, and Coons, a Delaware Democrat, said the