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>3/28/2002
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>Colorado Sen. Jim Dyer (R-Littleton), who has campaigned against
>mandated background checks at Colorado gun shows, was denied a gun
>purchase because he failed the background check, the Denver Post
>reported March 19.
>
>When Dyer tried to purchase a firearm at the Tanner Gun Show, a
>background check revealed that he had an outstanding warrant in Denver
>for driving without insurance. Although the matter was resolved after
>Dyer located his insurance card and showed police, the case remained
>open on a police computer database.
>
>”I felt like an idiot,” Dyer said. “Somebody goofed somewhere along the
>way.”
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>Dyer said his experience is proof that the language included in the 2000
>initiative that closed the gun show loophole was ill-conceived.
>
>”How many people are denied for no legitimate reason?” Dyer questioned.
>”This is a classic example of someone being denied a firearm that
>shouldn’t have been.”
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