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
Patrick Swayze Dies. Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press Patrick Swayze in 2005. Patrick Swayze, the balletically athletic actor who rose to stardom in the films âDirty Dancingâ and âGhostâ and whose 20-month battle with advanced pancreatic cancer drew wide attention, died Monday. He was 57.