Gun sales skyrocketed in 2020, and "Charleston loophole" let thousands go through without background checks

Name: Gun sales skyrocketed in 2020, and "Charleston loophole" let thousands go through without background checks
Uploaded: 2021-02-04T07:26:00-0500
Duration: 6 min 46 s
Description: Gun purchases have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2020 due to fear over the pandemic, civil unrest and election uncertainty. However, not everyone who bought a gun should have been allowed to under the law. Thousands of purchases that should have been prohibited slipped through what's called the "Charleston loophole." CBS News reporter Graham Kates joins CBSN AM with more on the issue.

Gun purchases have skyrocketed since the beginning of 2020 due to fear over the pandemic, civil unrest and election uncertainty. However, not everyone who bought a gun should have been allowed to under the law. Thousands of purchases that should have been prohibited slipped through what's called the "Charleston loophole." CBS News reporter Graham Kates joins CBSN AM with more on the issue.