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.
Patrick Swayze died Monday after battle with pancreatic cancer, publicist says; Swayze's doctor revealed in March 2008 that Swayze had the disease; Swayze broke through with his performance in 1987's Dirty Dancing Co-star Jennifer Grey: He was a real cowboy with a tender heart
She taught him how to dance: Patrick Swayze in the '80s with his mother Patsy who passed away on Monday after a stroke Patrick, star of such massive hits as Dirty Dancing and Ghost, died in 2009 from a long battle with pancreatic cancer.