Emblem of the NICS. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a U.S. system for determining if prospective firearms or explosives buyers' name and birth year match those of a person who is not eligible to buy.
Paul Gray, who founded heavy-metal band Slipknot, died of a drug overdose in an Iowa motel in 2010. His doctor, Dr Daniel Baldi, faces 9 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the deaths of Gray and others he prescribed drugs to.
âMr. Grayâs death is a grim reminder of the urgent need for criminal justice reform,â Cornell Brooks, President of the NAACP, said in a statement. Sadly, Freddie Grayâs family will bury Gray this week without fully knowing the circumstances surrounding his death.