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(For more information on this issue, see our page on Background Check Procedures.)

Each year, approximately 3,800 ineligible people acquire firearms through so-called “default proceed” sales, 6 in which a dealer completes a sale without a completed background check after three business days, as is allowed under federal law.

Waiting periods can also give law enforcement agencies additional time to complete background checks that sometimes cannot be completed within the three-day window provided by the federal law. One study found that waiting period laws that delay the purchase of firearms by a few days can reduce gun homicides by roughly 17%.

Waiting period laws also appear to reduce gun homicide rates.

3 By one estimation, waiting period laws may reduce firearm suicide rates by 7–11%. Studies suggest that waiting period laws are associated with reduced rates of firearm suicide.In particular, studies suggest that waiting period laws prevent firearm suicides and firearm homicides. Waiting period laws, which create a buffer between the time of gun purchase and gun acquisition, can help to prevent impulsive acts of gun violence. Similarly, studies suggest that some of the factors that incite violence against others, such as anger and rage, can be short-lived.Many studies suggest that most suicide survivors contemplated their actions for only a brief period of time-often less than 24 hours-before making a suicide attempt. Suicide attempts are often impulsive, singular episodes that involve little planning.

The immediate purchase and acquisition of a gun allows people to act on temporary emotions and impulses, which can increase the risk of both gun suicide and gun homicide. By delaying immediate access to firearms, waiting periods create an important “cooling off” period that can help prevent impulsive acts of gun violence, including gun homicides and suicides. Waiting periods for the possession of firearms are a commonsense way to prevent impulsive, volatile acts of gun violence.Ī waiting period law requires a certain number of days to elapse between the purchase of a firearm and when the buyer can actually take possession of that gun.

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