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Online gun sales take off
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Failure of efforts to require background checks casts spotlight on online gun sales.
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In most states, buyers fill out a federal form that the gun dealer keeps in his shop. In restrictive states, for some guns, buyers need to provide references.
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Background checks and fishing expeditions
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Aug 3, 2012
Tess is joined by Paddy Hirsch and David Lazarus to answer listeners questions.
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Apr 11, 2012
The National Consumer Law Center says it's the wild west for background-screening report companies that provide shoddy reports.
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