During this time. law enforcement officials will have an opportunity to do a background check on the prospective purchaser. Should the Brady bill become law. the only persons who will be denied a firearm are those who cannot legally own firearms. That is. persons who have been convicted of crimes punishable by imprisonment for more than one year. persons under indictment. fugitives from justice. drug addicts and abusers. persons adjudicated as mentally ill. illegal aliens. persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces. and persons who have denounced their U.S. citizenship. Some have criticized this legislation as being ineffectual and misdirected. They characterize the bill as a "mere symbol"-legslation that will only raise false hopes.
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