President Obama has called for expanded background checks, but many are uncertain as to what the current background checks consist of. Coming up, how background checks at the state and federal level work and what the new proposals would do.

Guests:

Michael R. Moran, State-Certified Firearms Instructor and Attorney and Counselor at Law , Michael R. Moran Co., L.P.A.

James Jacobs, Director of the Center for Research in Crime and Justice, New York University School of Law