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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Patrick Swayze's wife Lisa Niemi remarries. Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi is starting a happy new chapter with her wedding to 58-year-old jeweller Albert DePrisco. The celebration took place at Florida's Mar-a-Largo Club in front of about 50 guests. She started dating Albert in 2012 - three years after the death of her adored first husband from pancreatic cancer.