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Some are wondering if enhanced background checks are targeting law-abiding citizens, and not cracking down on criminals. The Biden administration says because of the enhanced checks, crime is down.

During the Trump assassination attempt, the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle legally purchased by his father. Although it appears that the son would have ...

Despite widespread support, laws enforcing universal background checks at the time of firearm purchase may not be enough to move the needle on reducing shooting deaths in the United States. A Tufts ...

Gun policy is increasingly being written not just in legislatures and at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but in the checkout line. As you walk into a gun shop or click through ...

Democratic U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are leading a bill to expand federal background checks to all gun sales made in the United States, officials said. The legislation, called the ...

Background checks have been required for the purchase of firearms from federally licensed dealers since 1998 under the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act. Private sales are not subject to ...

Licensed gun dealers would be able to run their employees through the government’s background check system under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Wednesday. Under current rules, dealers ...

Gun control efforts in California took a big hit on Thursday as the 9th Circuit Court struck down a state law requiring background checks to buy ammunition. While some say this is a step back for gun ...

Background checks alone might not be enough to reduce shooting deaths in the United States, a new study warns. States that require gun permits, rather than relying solely on universal background ...

A judge has shot down Democrats’ attempt to implement universal background checks for gun purchases in Virginia. Virginia’s ...