So...if background checks work so well...why isn't obama prosecuting people caught with them?

[2aguy]

Why isn't obama prosecuting the dumb criminals who actually lie on background check forms? They won't prosecute criminals who actually get caught on current background checks....but now they want to include background checks for private sales.....

Sort of like the Veterans Administration that can't provide healthcare for a few million veterans....and taking that model for the entire country.....

Prosecutions for Lying on Gun Background Checks Fall to New Low

The USAO said the decision not to prosecute background check-related crimes was the result of a shift in policy by the Obama administration following the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, but the report found the decline in prosecutions started as early as 2003.

That year, 166 people who the FBI determined had lied on a gun background check, which is a federal felony, were considered for prosecution by the USAO. The report said prosecutions “dropped substantially” after that point.

The report shows that, between 2008 and 2015, the FBI denied 556,496 gun purchases following background checks. During that time period, the report shows that only 254 false statements were even considered for prosecution, amounting to a 0.04 percent prosecution rate.

 

[Asclepias]

A new low? sounds like its working better than anyone ever predicted.

 

[2aguy]

A new low? sounds like its working better than anyone ever predicted.

they aren't prosecuting people who actually lie on the forms.....they aren't enforcing current background checks at actual gun stores...but feel the need to push for background checks for private sales....which they also won't prosecute.....

You can't push gun control if gun crime is going down...so they need criminals with guns shooting people....

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

A new low? sounds like its working better than anyone ever predicted.

The OP'er has a point and if the Federal Government is refusing to prosecute people for lying on background checks then there is a problem and more checks are not going to stop illegal sales or people from lying...

When someone lies on the form there should be some sort of fine enforced and not let the person go...

 

[Asclepias]

A new low? sounds like its working better than anyone ever predicted.

The OP'er has a point and if the Federal Government is refusing to prosecute people for lying on background checks then there is a problem and more checks are not going to stop illegal sales or people from lying...

When someone lies on the form there should be some sort of fine enforced and not let the person go...

Prosecuting people with attorneys is pretty hard. Most cases are plea bargained and a waste of tax payer money to pursue. I know most people dont understand this but thats how the legal system works.

 

[2aguy]

A new low? sounds like its working better than anyone ever predicted.

The OP'er has a point and if the Federal Government is refusing to prosecute people for lying on background checks then there is a problem and more checks are not going to stop illegal sales or people from lying...

When someone lies on the form there should be some sort of fine enforced and not let the person go...

Prosecuting people with attorneys is pretty hard. Most cases are plea bargained and a waste of tax payer money to pursue. I know most people dont understand this but thats how the legal system works.

And that is just one reason why pushing universal background checks......when they don't even pursue current background check violations, is just stupid.......

 

[Asclepias]

A new low? sounds like its working better than anyone ever predicted.

The OP'er has a point and if the Federal Government is refusing to prosecute people for lying on background checks then there is a problem and more checks are not going to stop illegal sales or people from lying...

When someone lies on the form there should be some sort of fine enforced and not let the person go...

Prosecuting people with attorneys is pretty hard. Most cases are plea bargained and a waste of tax payer money to pursue. I know most people dont understand this but thats how the legal system works.

And that is just one reason why pushing universal background checks......when they don't even pursue current background check violations, is just stupid.......

A plea bargain is a victory. It gives them a criminal record.

 

[2aguy]

A new low? sounds like its working better than anyone ever predicted.

The OP'er has a point and if the Federal Government is refusing to prosecute people for lying on background checks then there is a problem and more checks are not going to stop illegal sales or people from lying...

When someone lies on the form there should be some sort of fine enforced and not let the person go...

Prosecuting people with attorneys is pretty hard. Most cases are plea bargained and a waste of tax payer money to pursue. I know most people dont understand this but thats how the legal system works.

And that is just one reason why pushing universal background checks......when they don't even pursue current background check violations, is just stupid.......

A plea bargain is a victory. It gives them a criminal record.

A criminal record that doesn't stop them from getting an illegal gun and later committing gun murder.........

Again...the problem in this country isn't guns in the hands of law abiding people...it is prosecutors and judges who let violent, gun criminals with multiple felonies go free....