Virginia Senator to Bring Back Expanded Background Check Bill
“It’s coming back,” said Virginia Senator Joe Manchin Tuesday about his bipartisan bill to expand background checks on gun sales, a bill which failed to pass on its first run through the Senate last month. [more]
Fight Over Gun Control Far From Over
HOUSTON - Members of the National Rifle Association were assured that they would never have to surrender their firearms. Along with this statement they were told that the fight against government gun control is far [more]
Senate Rejects Expanded Gun Background Checks
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons [more]
Day of Reckoning for Expanded Background Checks
D-Day: Today, consideration of the Manchin-Toomey background check proposal and a myriad other gun amendments, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity clips, will be the main event on Capitol Hill. The outcome of [more]
Deal Reached on Gun Background Check Bill
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. announced that they have reached a compromise bill on Wednesday that expands background checks on gun purchases, and possibly paving the way for votes [more]
Both Gun Control Parties Make Public Appeal
WASHINGTON — Two of the loudest voices in the gun debate say it’s up to voters now to make their position known to Congress.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and National Rifle Associate Executive Vice President [more]
Background Check News
Virginia Senator to Bring Back Expanded Background Check Bill
May 15, 2013
“It’s coming back,” said Virginia Senator Joe Manchin Tuesday about his bipartisan bill to expand background checks on gun sales, a bill which failed to pass on its first run through the Senate last month. Manchin’s bill–co-sponsored by Repu...
Fight Over Gun Control Far From Over
May 7, 2013
HOUSTON - Members of the National Rifle Association were assured that they would never have to surrender their firearms. Along with this statement they were told that the fight against government gun control is far from over, as they have ye...
Senate Rejects Expanded Gun Background Checks
April 19, 2013
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as...
Day of Reckoning for Expanded Background Checks
April 17, 2013
D-Day: Today, consideration of the Manchin-Toomey background check proposal and a myriad other gun amendments, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity clips, will be the main event on Capitol Hill. The outcome of these votes w...
Deal Reached on Gun Background Check Bill
April 10, 2013
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. announced that they have reached a compromise bill on Wednesday that expands background checks on gun purchases, and possibly paving the way for votes this week on a key piec...
Both Gun Control Parties Make Public Appeal
March 29, 2013
WASHINGTON — Two of the loudest voices in the gun debate say it’s up to voters now to make their position known to Congress. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and National Rifle Associate Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre claim their...
Assault Weapons Ban Removed from Background Check Bill
March 21, 2013
After the Slew of shooting and gun-related incidents in the past months, most were hopeful that both democrats and republicans could see the sense in reviving the assault weapons ban. That hope was futile in the end. Three months after the s...
Deals and Compromises Continue on Universal Background Checks
March 13, 2013
WASHINGTON - Even with increased involvement from the White House, a set compromise on expanding background check legislations still remain out of reach as debates continue. The Senate Committee is preparing for votes this week on universal ...
Firearm Background Checks for February 2013 Hit 2.3 Million
March 5, 2013
The FBI has released the official firearms data for February, showing a total of 2,309,393 background checks done through the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System or NICs for the month. The results confirms the recent rise a...
State House Committee Approves Four Gun Control Bills
February 21, 2013
Four democratic gun control bills passed the Colorado House this week and is now headed to Senate. These four bills are headed to the Senate, where they will likely be assigned to committees this week. Democrats control the Senate 20-15, s...
Californian Gun Check Process to be Considered as National Model
February 12, 2013
For the past years, California's background check process has been stopped hundreds of criminals and mentally ill people from purchasing firearms. The state's system has been thought of as a template in which other states should follow when ...
Senate Hearing Tackles Background Check Controversy
February 5, 2013
WASHINGTON — Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was herself a victim of a mass shooting in Tucson, opened the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing Wednesday with a call to action on gun violence. "Speaking is diff...
California School Arms Security with High Powered Rifles
January 29, 2013
Fontana, California - High powered rifles that were shipped to school police in Southern California look like they belong in a war zone and not in the campus. School officials were adamant that the guns would help them stop any attacks simil...
Universal Background Check Policy Imminent
January 15, 2013
There has been much commotion regarding gun safety in light of current tragedies, like the one in Sandy Hook. Legislators are all cramming to come up with a policy that would solve all of the current firearm issues in the United States. No...
Connecticut Senator to Pass Ammunition Background Check Law
January 9, 2013
Washington (CNN) - In the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, one of the state's senators is keen on pushing and introducing a legislation to require an FBI background check for the purchase of ammunition. "Am...
Obama Call for Gun Control Increase Background Checks and Delays
January 2, 2013
After the December shooting in a Connecticut Elementary School, one of the worst in the United States, President Obama has shown his intention to push for new gun control laws and legislations. "I'm going to be putting forward a package ...
Arming the Faculty, Guns in Schools?
December 28, 2012
The Vice-President of the National Rifle Association (NRA) stood in front of reporters, a week after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, with a controversial announcement. "I call on Congress today to act immediately to appropriat...
United States Guns Sales and Background Checks for 2012
December 26, 2012
There is no record of the exact total guns that have been sold in the United States, but we can get an idea by the amount of background checks performed using the FBI Criminal Background Check System. The data shows the number of applicati...
Colorado Breaks Gun Background Check Record after Shooting
December 19, 2012
Grand Junction, Colo. - The record was broken on the number of gun and firearms background checks made in a single day by potential gun buyers in Colorado state. Following one of the worst massacres in United States history, where a lone...
18 children of 27 Dead in Connecticut Elementary School Shooting
December 14, 2012
NEWTOWN, Conn. - Official reports now from the Associated Press, have confirmed 27 dead, including 18 children in a Connecticut school shooting. The gunman was found dead, with two firearms. A law enforcement official in Washington said the ...
Background Check and Gun Sales Spike after Obama Reelection
November 20, 2012
Government agencies have confirmed a spike in gun sales and background checks in Florida as well as other states since the re-election of President Barack Obama on November 6 this year. On the day of the election, the Florida Department of...
Massacre Shooter Bought Gun Online with no Background Check
October 31, 2012
The perpetrator of a massacre of three women, was able to buy his firearms from an online store, without having to go through any kind of background check or any type of records check whatsoever. Radcliffe Haughton, killed and shot three w...
TSA Airport Security Hires Accused Child Molester
October 3, 2012
After the 9-11 attack, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), funded by billions annually and employing 65,000 employees is again under fire for the hiring of a defrocked priest accused of child molesting as a security officer a...
Nevada Courts Not Complying with Gun Ban Law for Mentally Ill
September 6, 2012
A new law, that requires courts submit names of individuals who have been through the system with mental health issues, to the state so that their names be added to the FBI database that disqualifies buyers from buying and possessing firea...
Post Aurora - Firearm Mental Health Disqualification Issues
August 7, 2012
After the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, it is now obvious that regardless of whether people underwent all the necessary criminal background checks when purchasing firearms in this country, the guns still make their way to mentally uns...
President Obama Calling for Action Against Gun Violence After Massacre
July 27, 2012
In a high profile public speech Wednesday night, President Obama called for stricter firearm background checks, to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally unstable, after the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater. The ...
Gun Sale Background Checks Increase Dramatically After Batman Massacre
July 25, 2012
In the three days following the shooting at an Aurora theater during a Batman film, there has been a dramatic increase in total gun sales and gun background checks in the state of Colorado. After friday's massacre, the shooting that resulte...
Batman Movie Massacre Sparks Gun Law Debate Anew
July 22, 2012
Colorado - the Aurora, Colorado, theater massacre also coined as the "Batman Movie Massacre" was a devastating wake up call for better firearm background checks. Less than a day ago, a then unknown gunman, dressed in black and wearing a h...
Police Chiefs Association Lobby for Better Federal Gun Laws
July 17, 2012
Police chiefs throughout Wisconsin are asking the federal government to reform its gun laws. This week, individuals affiliated with the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association are sharing their concerns with candidates for U.S. Senate, hoping the winner wi...
Social Network Employment Background Screening Decreases Likelihood of Job Applications
July 13, 2012
In a recent study presented at the 27th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in North Carolina State University, research shows that companies that require or employ social network and social media background check th...
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