Background checks are now required in Minnesota on all private transfers of pistols and semi-automatic military-style assault weapons.

Source: https://1390granitecitysports.com/new-laws-taking-effect-on-august-1st-in-minnesota/

Background checks declined to 31.6 million in 2022, and data so far this year suggests that background checks will likely stay at about that level in 2023.

Source: https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/08/20/states-where-gun-sales-are-plummeting-this-year-all-50-states-ranked/

Background checks into her military service show that Cavanaugh never was in any branch of the US Military.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/18/rhode-island-woman-sarah-cavanaugh-who-posed-as-sick-marine-sentenced-to-jail/