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
** Blind singer from Patrick Swayze's Roadhouse (1989). Buy from Amazon.com: Jeff Healey DVDs & CDs.Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 â March 2, 2008), known professionally as Jeff Healey. He was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist. Death of Jeff Healey.Jeff Healey died of cancerat St. Joseph's Health Centre in his home town of Toronto.eff Healey had a surgery for Lung Cancer last year (Blog Entry: Jeff Healey Lung Cancer). Patrick Swayze-On March 5, 2008, media announced that the Roadhouse buddy Patrick Swayze is battling cancer.