EXCLUSIVE: Obama Rarely Prosecuted Criminals Who Sought To Buy Guns Illegally

Gun Control And Gun Rights,Barack Obama,Eric Holder

Posted on AllSides November 16, 2017

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More than 100,000 convicted felons or other “prohibited persons” tried to buy guns each year during President Barack Obama’s administration by lying on their applications, but the Justice Department only considered prosecuting about 30 to 40 people each year, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation.

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