Dr. Crandall: Close Loophole on Gun Sales

Medical professionals are pleading with lawmakers to require background checks on all handgun sales. They say legislation of this kind would reduce the escalating health care costs related to gun violence. Dr. Marie Crandall of Northwestern joined us.

She said a loophole in Illinois law allows private gun sellers to skip the background check when selling a gun, which can allow people who wouldn’t otherwise qualify to get guns. Roughly 40 percent of gun sales in Illinois are private sales.