The number of firearm background checks conduction in the month of September this year has significantly increased when compared to the same month last year. New data released by the Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check Systems (NICS) revealed an increase of over 10 percent year-on-year. Unadjusted numbers for the month of September…
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House Urges Senate To Reconvene And Pass Bipartisan Background Check Bills
Following the tragic mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso that killed 31 people over the weekend, more than 200 mayors signed a letter that urged the Senate to reconvene in order to immediately pass legislation that would strengthen the country’s gun background check policies. Majority of the mayors that had signed the letter that…
NICS Firearm Background Checks Hits 2 Million Mark For Sixth Straight Month
This year has seen a landmark number of firearm purchases across the United States, with more than 2 million transactions per month since January. In fact, 2019 is the first year in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) history where checks have surpassed the 2 million mark for every month from January through…
New Bills Introduced To Combat Home-Made ‘Ghost Guns’ Loophole
An investigation conducted by Californian authorities has shown that there is apparently a growing number of so-called “ghost guns” now being used in criminal activities around the state. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) revealed in a recent report that 30 percent of the firearms they have confiscated are unserialized. Guns without…
Ohio House Republicans Passes Bill To Allow Weapon Carry Without Background Checks
Around half of the House Republicans in Ohio have now expressed their support for a newly proposed bill, which some have now started calling the Constitutional Carry Bill, to be passed into law. The new bill would essentially allow all law-abiding citizens in the state to carry a concealed weapon without having to apply for…
Universal Background Check Returns to Congress, Now With Democratic Majority
A good number of gunmen that were involved in recent mass shootings acquired their firearms illegally. Some of them were able to buy their guns from gun shows and from sellers online. If these gunmen tried to get their firearms from a licensed dealer, they might have been blocked from getting them in the first…
Gabby Giffords and House Democrats to Reintroduce Universal Background Check Bill
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, and Rep. Mike Thompson return to the Capitol to reintroduce a new background check bill. Back in November 2017, the politicians along with 200 lawmakers introduced similar legislation. The bill will require background checks on all firearm purchases including private transactions. Fourteen Republicans supported the bill…
FBI Arrests Two Homegrown Terrorists in Ohio for Plotting Separate Terror Attacks
The FBI announced at a press conference Monday morning that they have arrested two potential terrorist suspects. The Bureau arrested a male and a female, both residents of Toledo, Ohio. The two unrelated suspects were reportedly planning separate terror attacks in the area. The woman allegedly wanted to attack a bar, while the man wanted…
Black Friday Background Checks Down 10 Percent from 2017 Record
According to the latest FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) data, the number of checks done this Black Friday has dropped by 10 percent. A significant drop when compared to last year which saw a single-day record. Last year NICS data revealed that there were 203,086 background check requests done on Black Friday….
California Gun Control in Question after Thousand Oaks Shooting
California currently has one of the strictest gun control laws in the country. The state has a number of measures to prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands. This includes strictly imposed checks through the FBI Instant Criminal Background Check System. Other laws are also in place, most of which aren’t present in any…