President Obama unveiled a set of executive actions that would force more people to complete background checks in order to sell guns. But there are plenty of loopholes left in the system. You might be surprised about what people need to buy a gun — and what won’t disqualify them.
Can you still buy a gun in the United States?
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Cameron Joseph is Mashable’s Senior Politics Reporter, covering the 2016 presidential race. He has previously covered presidential and congressional races, the White House and Congress for the New York Daily News, The Hill and National Journal. He is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College, a contributor to the Almanac of American Politics, a music junkie, a Chicago native, and a long-suffering Cubs fan. Follow him on Twitter @cam_joseph.
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