Articles Tagged with ''background check''

State laws that require gun purchasers to obtain a license contingent on passing a background check performed by state or local law enforcement are associated with a 14 percent reduction in firearm homicides in large, urban counties, says a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Florida authorities approved concealed-carry pistol permits for more than a year without conducting complete background checks.

A Peoria, Illinois nightclub is conducting one-time criminal background checks on customers.

Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D., signed into law a bill authorizing the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services’ (KDADS) Health Occupations Credentialing program to conduct national fingerprint-based background checks on individuals seeking to work in adult care homes or home health agencies.

A USA TODAY review found that the FBI issued more than 4,000 requests last year to retrieve guns from prohibited buyers.

In the month between the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas and the Nov. 5 mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Gallup found that 51% of Americans prefer the government pass new gun laws rather than focus only on enforcing the current laws more strictly.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a far-ranging review of the FBI database used to check the backgrounds of prospective gun buyers.

American voters overwhelmingly support background checks for those looking to buy guns, according to a new national Quinnipiac University Poll.

A group of senators unveiled legislation to improve background-checks for gun sales to address mass shootings.