A delegation of top law enforcement officers from throughout Wisconsin descended on our offices a few days ago to tell us about their push to get a federal law passed that would eliminate the loopholes to the 18-year-old Brady law that requires background checks to purchase firearms….
UW Police Chief Sue Riseling added that a federal law is needed to make the background requirements uniform throughout the country. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimates that 30 percent of the guns recovered at crime scenes have crossed state lines. Additionally, the background checks strengthen the national database, ensuring that guns don?t get in the wrong hands.