Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales The Citizen 5 years ago About 42% of those denials were because the would-be buyers had felony convictions on their records. Source: ABC News 6 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Print (Opens in new window) Print