FBI Gun Laws and NICs Information Center
Information and updates on U.S. Gun Laws, Ownership, and the FBI NICs Instant Criminal Background Check System.
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With Christmas just around the corner, people are now making their wish list of presents to purchase. If you have checked your list twice and a gun is part of ... Read MoreRead More
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – The FBI Field Office in Norfolk, which has hosted its annual Citizens Academy Program, since 2004, is now accepting applicants for the program. The Agency’s goal ... Read MoreRead More
Earlier this year, there was a debate over a new gun bill, the major concern was whether to expand the FBI NICs background check to cover private sales. The ... Read MoreRead More
Weeks after the tragic shooting at a Washington Navy Yard, a Senate Committee is now taking in testimony on the federal background check process. The hearing is to held ... Read MoreRead More
An email from the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to federally licensed firearm dealers around the country is making the rounds. In the ... Read MoreRead More
MANSFIELD, OH — While a government shutdown threatens daily routines in Washington, D.C., and other major cities, most of north central Ohio remains unfazed. At least for now. That’s ... Read MoreRead More
President Obama spoke to the families of the victims of the Navy Yard shooting Sunday, once again taking on the role of “comforter-in-chief” in another mass killing. The president ... Read MoreRead More
When reports and details of the mass shooting reached Washington, D.C., the U.S. Senate buildings were some of those that were ironically locked down. Another mass shooting just within ... Read MoreRead More
DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters ousted two state lawmakers Tuesday in first-ever recall elections that came in reaction to the Democrats’ support for tougher gun laws in the aftermath ... Read MoreRead More
Washinton – President Obama ordered two more executive actions Thursday to restrict guns, banning the re-importation of military surplus firearms to private entities and proposing a regulation that would ... Read MoreRead More