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
Luiz Jose Costa, 36, Brazilian music star * lung cancer. Carrie Hamilton, 38, actress, Carol Burnett's daughter * lung cancer. Patrick Swayze, Smoker, Dead at 57. Patrick Swayze, star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost died on September 14, 2009, after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. According to Johns Hopkins University's Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, cigarette smoking is one of the biggest risk factors for developing pancreatic cancer ...