The number of background checks conducted for gun purchases has reached 400 million since 1998. Background checks hit the impressive milestone last month when around 2.7 million checks were performed. The background checks were conducted through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, which is operated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation….
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New York law requires gun owners with domestic-violence misdemeanors to surrender their firearms
Federal law already prohibits those with a criminal record from obtaining firearms, but a newly passed law in New York aims to expand that to include people who had had domestic violence convictions. The new bill, which New York lawmakers have just recently approved along with the state’s new budget, will automatically disqualify those with…