WASHINGTON >> Enhanced background checks have blocked thousands of gun sales to people under the age of 21 and those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence crimes in the past year, the White House ...

The Biden administration is issuing a new rule requiring gun dealers nationwide to conduct background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside stores. This rule, finalized ...

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.

At the White House briefing on Thursday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced a new rule requiring background checks for unlicensed gun purchases, including those that are conducted online or ...

On Thursday, the White House announced plans to expand background checks to close the so-called “gun show loophole”. The new rules require background screenings before anyone can buy guns online or in ...

It’s basic common sense supported by more than 90% of Americans and wholly consistent with the Second Amendment: Anyone buying a firearm needs a background check. That’s what prevents felons and ...

WASHINGTON — Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a ...

Democratic U.S. Senators 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 ...

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