ALBANY – The state Legislature has directed the courts to flag misdemeanor convictions involving domestic violence, the latest among several kinds of data legislators demand from the judiciary.
Since Nov. 29, the information about four offenses has been funneled to the National Instant Background Check System, a federally administered program created under the Brady Handgun Prevention Act of 1993 to discourage people convicted of violent crimes from buying guns.
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