Crime Program Aims To Close Trust Gap Between Government, Tribes

The Justice Department is trying to make it easier for Native American tribes to gain access to national crime databases. Federal authorities say the program could prevent criminals from buying guns and help keep battered women and foster children safe.

The issue of who can see information in federal criminal databases might sound boring, until one considers a deadly shooting at a high school in Washington state last year.

http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/25/434381921/pilot-program-aims-to-close-trust-gap-between-government-native-tribes