Bank Withheld $1.6 Million From Top Bump Stock Maker After Las Vegas Shooting
In a lawsuit, Slide Fire accuses Merrick Bank of holding its money "hostage." The financial institution says it had to hedge its risk.
Inside One State’s Effort to Report More Mental Health Records to the Gun Background Check System
Prompted by a 2007 law, an administrator at the Iowa Department of Public Safety personally oversaw the review of 125,000 state mental health case files to figure out who should be prohibited from owning guns.
The Gun Background Check System Is Overburdened and Understaffed, DOJ Budget Request Shows
Experts say the shortage leaves NICS vulnerable to mistakes and workers at risk of burnout.
How the Fix NICS Act Could Strengthen the Gun Background Check System
A primer on the rare federal gun safety bill drawing bipartisan support — including from President Trump and the NRA.
Ballistics Imaging Helped Phoenix Police Solve 9 Fatal Shootings. Why Don’t More Departments Make Better Use of It?
The technology — a national database of ballistic images that matches guns and shell casings recovered by police — is not new, but underutilized.
The ATF Takes a First Step Toward Reclassifying Bump Stocks
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives took what could be the…
How California Took Action to Address a Risky Change to Gun Background Checks
A new "fugitive from justice" definition has increased the odds that some violent criminals will be able to buy a firearm, experts say.
New York City Council Members Grill Crime Lab Officials About Unregulated DNA Database
New York police and crime lab officials faced tough questions on Thursday about…
Murder Suspect Who Sought Gun Shows Risk of New Rule for Fugitives and Background Checks
A close call in Arizona illustrates why experts are worried about policy that now allows people with open warrants to buy firearms.
Connecticut Got $400,000 to Add Fugitives to the Gun Background Check System. Then the Justice Department Changed the Rules.
Information on 52,000 open warrants were purged from the FBI's list of banned gun buyers earlier this year.
Why the Gun Background Check System Fails to Catch Many Domestic Abusers
In 2012, Devin Patrick Kelley was court-martialed by the U.S. Air Force and sentenced to…
ATF Association Blasts Critics of Bump Stock Decision, Says Only Congress Can Ban Devices
Agency employees have been 'falsely accused of not doing their job by those who seek to exploit the situation for political gain' a group of current and former ATF employees say.