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….
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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…
Trump Green Lights FBI Background Investigation into Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Allegations
President Donald Trump mentioned during a Rose Garden news conference this week that he has no problems with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducting an investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. According to Fox News, Trump mentioned that he had instructed his White House Counsel to allow the FBI to interview anyone connected…
Felon that shot 3 Kansas City officers passed background check, FBI explains why
Marlin James Mack Jr., 25, shot and injured three police officers before he was killed in series of gunfights with authorities in east Kansas City last month. The convicted felon was initially a suspect in the killing of a UMKC graduate student back in June. He was reportedly identified on video surveillance prior to gunning…
FBI adds more than 400 million new records to NICS database
According to a report from the nonprofit newsroom, the Trace, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is apparently planning to add more than 400 million new records to the NICS background check system database. The new records will reportedly be coming from the Law Enforcement National Data Exchange or N-DEx. The data center collects records from…
Judge dismissing 16 lawsuits against FBI NICS criticizes agency for poor policies
A total of 16 lawsuits that were filed by the family members and the survivors of the mass shooting inside a church in Charleston, South Carolina were all dismissed by a federal judge. Despite clearing the Federal Bureau of Investigation from any legal obligation in allowing the shooter, Dylann Roof, to purchase a handgun despite…
Californian Democrat suggests federal buyback program for assault weapons to curb gun violence
While most gun control advocates have so far stayed away from the topic of confiscation, a Democrat in California is now suggesting that the government should compensate those that would voluntarily turn in their weapons. Eric Swalwell mentioned in an op-ed piece on USA Today that the confiscation of assault weapons should be implemented in…
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…
President Trump to ban all rifle bump stocks and similar automatic-fire accessories
Ever since the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, where the shooter used a bump stock-equipped rifle to kill 58 people, the particular accessory has been under scrutiny. Now, President Donald Trump has announced that he will be banning the buying and selling of the gun accessory to finally end the debate. For those that are…
Youth groups now calling for action and gun control following Parkland shooting
Several youth groups, including those formed by students at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, have started to rally in different locations across the country in an effort to stress the importance of gun control. A group called Teens for Gun Reform, which was organized by students through Facebook staged a “lie-in” rally outside the…