NICS has blocked more than 600,000 people convicted of a crime from acquiring a weapon since 1998. When the background check system flags a purchaser for a felony or another qualifying conviction, the transaction is stopped. A surprising number of people with open arrest warrants attempt to buy a gun.
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Actor Patrick Swayze died today after a 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer, his publicist confirmed to ABC News. He was 57. Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months, his publicist, Annett Wolf, said in a statement released Monday evening.