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Who else supports expanding background checks? Gun dealers...

Results from a 2011 gun dealer-gun control survey conducted by the University of California-Davis Violence Prevention Research Team were reported this week and will soon be published in the Journal of Urban Health . The survey found some interesting results with regard to gun dealers' views on expanding background checks. While approximately 90% of the public supports such legislation, it was largely unknown until now what gun dealers thought on the matter. According to this survey, it appears as if gun dealers are nearly as supportive of such legislation as the general public. According to this survey, gun dealers support the following reasons for denying gun sales based on background checks: - Armed robber: 99.3% - Aggravated assault, involving a lethal weapon or serious injury: 99.1% - Serious mental illness, with a history of violence: 98.9% - Serious mental illness, with a history of alcohol or drug abuse: 97.4% - Serious mental illness, but no violence or alcoho...