The new rule would require that thousands of gun sellers who are currently not required to run background checks prior to the sale of a firearm would be required to do so. This rule would target any sales happening outside of a regulated gun shop like gun shows, and online.
The National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as of 2020 estimates that over 600,000 people are reported missing each year. Unfortunately, some of those missing are from right here in Lafayette.