from being killed, because it is said that Robyn Anderson, one of the purchasers of the guns used in this shooting, when interviewed by Good Morning America and being asked if anything would have stopped her from accompanying them and helping them buy the guns, she said, "I guess, if it had been illegal, if I had known it was illegal I wouldn't have gone." She said that "even if the purchase were legal, but there had been a background check of her entirely clean record, she would not have purchased the guns." "Thus, the gun shows become a place where those planning to use guns in crime are able to meet unlicensed sellers and avoid the very laws meant to cut down on gun violence," says Handgun Control.
The Brady Law is a step in the right direction. This law, which went into effect in 1993, requires a five-day waiting period for the police to make a thorough check of the buyer's background. The law also established a $200 federal firearm license fee and a $90 annual license renewal fee. Pro-gun activists, however, say that this is not nearly enough. It is said in the book Taking Sides, in Mark Udulutch's article, that, many pro-gun contro
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