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June 21, 2000

Improving National Instant Background Checks

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on the effectiveness of “NIX” electronic background checks. While some senators and panel… read more

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony on the effectiveness of “NIX” electronic background checks. While some senators and panel members expressed concern that the computer system has too many delays and malfunctions, others stressed the statistical benefits that have already been garnered from background checks. close

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Robin Ball Official Second Amendment Sisters
Bob Dole U.S. Senator (Former) [R] Kansas

Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
David Loesch Deputy Assistant Director Federal Bureau of Investigation->Criminal Justice Information Services
Max Schlueter Director Vermont->Criminal Information Center
Chuck Schumer U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] New York
Stuart Smith Deputy Solicitor General (Former) Department of Justice

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Program ID:: 157835-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 22, 2000 | 12:15am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jun 26, 2000 | 10:56am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Jun 22, 2000 | 12:15am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jun 22, 2000 | 3:57am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jun 26, 2000 | 10:56am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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