He said it would even protect them from bullets fired by the white men's guns.

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The fact is we have taken steps to improve background checks, which goes at the issue of preventing those who should not have guns from acquiring them.

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It would also require increased cooperation by states with the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and would prohibit people deemed by the courts as unfit to own guns from obtaining them.

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So the question is simple: what is the best way to ensure that those who should not have access to guns are kept away from them in the first place?

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