Background checks have stopped criminals from getting their hands on firearms. 17 years ago John W. Hinckley Jr. came to this exact spot outside the Washington Hilton hotel. Mr. Hinckley's fascination with firearms began some 18 months earlier when he purchased three firearms in Texas. Several months later, he traveled to New Haven, Conneticut where he stalked then teenage actress Jody Foster. A month later, while in Nashville, Tennessee, Mr. Hinckley attempted to board an airplane headed for New York City. In a carry on piece of luggage, he had those three weapons with rounds of ammunition. He was arrested, the ammunition and weapons were seized, and Mr. Hinckley was released on a $50 bond. Four days later, Mr. Hinckley traveled to Dallas, Texas. Again he purchased two .22 caliber pistols at a pawn shop. They were in fact the two pistols that he traveled to Washington D.C. with, where he not only shot President Reagan, but also seriously wounded press secretary James Brady, a decent police officer, and a secret service agent.

Today, background checks have made it nearly impossible for someone like John Hinckley to do something like this again. For more of this story, watch the video below from the FBI.

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If you want to conduct your own background check, go to http://www.detectiveu.com/criminalbackgroundcheck/

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