Owned by data vendor CoreLogic, Teletrack has a database of background information on the over 39 million financially-distressed consumers who frequent payday loan shops and rent-to-own stores.

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"A background check is only as good as the records in the database, so I think we all have a responsibility to report" mental-health records.

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Ninety-one percent of background checks are completed instantaneously, and they don't lead to a government database.

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While he said he believes expanding background checks is a step in the right direction, Bouchard said the real solution would be creating a database that tracks weapons purchases.

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The law bans a broader array of military-style weapons, restricts ammunition magazines to seven rounds from 10, creates a more comprehensive database of people barred from owning guns, and makes New York the first state to require background checks to buy bullets.

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