1.   As he has before, Bush told reporters Tuesday that he supported criminal background checks for gun purchasers.

2.   A new national computerized system for conducting instant background checks of prospective gun purchasers went into effect yesterday.

3.   Bush does support instant background checks on gun purchasers at gun and ammunition shows, something that already is required of the licensed dealers at those events.

4.   But Schumer said his measure would insure that licensed dealers and gun purchasers meet in person.

5.   By contrast, background checks on gun purchasers are conducted with every purchase.

6.   Clinton lent support to a proposed ballot measure in Colorado that would require unlicensed dealers at gun shows to run background checks of gun purchasers within three days.

7.   Gore said that he would support requiring gun purchasers to first receive a photo identification that would be issued by the state.

8.   He said that his opponent had voted four times against banning assault rifles and voted against the Brady Bill, which requires a waiting period for gun purchasers.

9.   In a loophole to the Brady law requiring background checks of gun purchasers, unlicensed sellers at gun shows do not have to conduct such background checks.

10.   In states that have not rendered one of these alternatives applicable to all gun purchasers, CLEOs are required to perform certain duties.