Claim: Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.
Fact-check: Most people trying to buy a gun illegally are never prosecuted, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte says
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Jake Berry
Date published: 2013-03-22T00:00:00