Background Checks and Gun Violence
Twenty years after the Brady Act went into effect, gun control advocates pressed for expanded background checks at gun shows and for online … read more
Twenty years after the Brady Act went into effect, gun control advocates pressed for expanded background checks at gun shows and for online purchases. The Brady Act is named after former Reagan administration Press Secretary Jim Brady, who was shot in the head during the assassination attempt on President Reagan in 1981. Speakers included Jim Brady’s wife, Sarah Brady. close
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