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 forced to deny horrible abuse claims. New accusations against Lisa Niemi â Patrick Swayze's wife â are disgusting. The wife of late actor Patrick Swayze is being forced to deny accusations that she regularly abused him, even when he was dying of cancer. A so-called friend of Swayze and wife Lisa Niemi claims the actor was kept a prisoner in his own home during his dying days, forbidden from receiving visits from his family, and was a victim of vicious attacks.