What We Know About the Effectiveness of Universal Gun Background Checks
Examining the research on the policy Democrats are pushing through Congress.
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FBI to Add Major Law Enforcement Database to Gun Background Check System
The bureau is getting ready to tap National Data Exchange and its 400 million records to help screen gun buyers. Experts say it would have blocked the Charleston church shooter from obtaining his murder weapon.
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.
Florida Gun Bill Omits Fix For ‘Lie-and-Try’ Loophole
On Thursday night, the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature responded to widespread calls for action…
The Florida Loophole That Lets Thousands of People Banned From Guns Get Away With Lying on Background Checks
A bill to give the state a tool to crack down on "lie-and-try" gun buyers awaits action from lawmakers.
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.
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.
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.
Bipartisan Bill Would Improve Gun Background Check Records
The Fix NICS Act would reward states for improving their reporting of criminal records and domestic violence data to the FBI’s gun background check system.
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.
UPDATE: Clarifying Our Reporting on the Military, Domestic Violence Records, and Gun Background Checks
A scan of active records shows the Department of Defense has forwarded just a single misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence to NICS.