Guess how long it took me to complete a background check

Five minutes and thirty-six seconds…

That’s how long it took me to complete a background check to purchase a handgun earlier this month at an Arizona gun store.

Gabby and I are gun owners, so we know background checks are simple, painless, and meant to keep guns out the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.

But not everyone knows that.

So when I bought this gun, I went in with a pocket camera to demonstrate how quick and easy it is to complete the background check process. I hope you’ll watch it and share it with your friends and family today.

 http://action.americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/background-check-video 

Background checks are a common sense solution to reduce gun violence that everyone should be able to get behind. Unfortunately, we still have a lot of work to do. Sharing this video is one way we can spread the truth about background checks.

I’m glad we’re in this fight together.

Mark Kelly