Gun Enthusiast Gather at Annual NRA Convention
CBS News – About 70,000 National Rifle Association members gathered at the group’s annual convention, where guns and gear were displayed on a seven acre center. The NRA opposes ... Read MoreRead More
FBI Fingerprint Background Checks Goes Completely Digital
For those who need to get an FBI fingerprint background check, they may no longer have to wash ink from their fingers when they get fingerprinted as of this ... Read MoreRead More
Major Dating Sites Now Requiring User Background Checks
Three major dating sites are now running criminal background checks for all their dating clients. These dating sites, namely eHarmony, Sparks Networks (JDate and ChristianMingle) and Match.com, hope to ... Read MoreRead More
Phoenix Airport New Addition to Federal Background Check Program
Travelers in different state airports can pass through shorter security lines by joining a federal program that places travelers who pass through an extensive background check under a “trusted ... Read MoreRead More
February 2012 NICS Background Checks Up 31.4 Percent
Compared to February 2011, figures for this year has shown an increase of 31% with 1,266,344 FBI background checks in the NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) ... Read MoreRead More
Persons in Terrorist Watch List Denied Gun Purchases by Passage of Veteran Backed Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Federal Gun Laws have done a great job at preventing and denying gun purchases to those who are not eligible, under the Brady Bill and other ... Read MoreRead More
Senate Passes Bills on FBI NICS Exemption and Firearm Storage
Virginia – The West Virginia Senate passed a Bill that would exempt current and valid permit to carry holders from going through the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check ... Read MoreRead More
PA School Background Check Challenged
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A recently renewed Pennsylvania law is now being challenged by school employees who has had some past run-ins with the law, and specially those who has ... Read MoreRead More
New Background Check Bill Passed for Safer Mentoring Programs
Passed and written by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) and passed today, House bill (2012-H7077)will make national and state criminal background check a requirement for anybody ... Read MoreRead More
Flaws in FBI Background Check System Fail to Flag Purchases
Like many states, Maine depends on the FBI to conduct background checks of people who want to acquire firearms from the state’s federally licensed gun dealers. And like many ... Read MoreRead More