FBI Gun Laws and NICs Information Center
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COVINGTON – The Newton County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a local female resident and charged her with forgery after she allegedly forged a {criminal background and records check report ... Read MoreRead More
In 2009, the National Employment Law Project released a report saying that FBI background check records were often incomplete or inaccurate, harming thousands of job seekers. U.S. Rep. Bobby ... Read MoreRead More
OLYMPIA, WA — Whether you are for or against stricter background checks on gun sales, you’ll have a chance in the coming months to support your position by signing ... Read MoreRead More
Starting July 1, gun owners in Colorado and Connecticut will be adjusting to a new reality as gun control legislation passed in the wake of the mass shooting at ... Read MoreRead More
The Obama administration will not drop its pursuit of tougher gun laws, Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday, warning lawmakers who opposed earlier gun legislation of political hell to ... Read MoreRead More
WASHINGTON – Six months have passed since the deadly elementary school shooting which made gun control a priority issue in the United States once again. Families of some of ... Read MoreRead More
Two separate lawsuits have been filed in two different states against their local gun control laws. Connecticut gun advocates have filed a lawsuits to ultimately take down a gun control ... Read MoreRead More
“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 ... Read MoreRead More
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 ... Read MoreRead More
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 ... Read MoreRead More