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  • Virginia Judge Strikes Down New Universal Gun Background Check Law

    Virginia Judge Strikes Down New Universal Gun Background Check Law

    A Virginia judge has invalidated a Democratic backed gun control measure that would have expanded background check requirements for private firearm sales, marking the latest legal setback in the state’s ongoing battle over gun regulations. The ruling blocks enforcement of a law that required the Virginia State Police to conduct criminal history background checks for…

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  • Illinois Passes Law To Criminalize Private Gun Sales

    Illinois Governor JP Pritzker just signed new legislation that would soon criminalize the private selling of firearms if the buyer does not go through a background check using the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The Democratic governor said after signing the new legislation that the new measure was necessary to prevent those…

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