Background checks for gun purchases are supposed to be quick, but in some parts of the country they are... The post ...

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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has reintroduced legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases. The bill would force unlicensed and private gun sellers to conduct a background check prior ...

But I-1639 isn't the only change coming. This year, the FBI — which manages the nationwide background-checks database — announced it would end its so-called "courtesy checks" that allow Washington's ...

More than four out of ten would-be buyers had felony convictions on their records, according to the group Everytown for Gun Safety.

THE FACE OF LONG ODDS AT THE STATEHOUSE. TWO HIGH PROFILE GUN CONTROL DEBATES ARE BEING ROLLED INTO ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION. HOUSE BILL 56 WOULD REQUIRE A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR ALMOST ALL FIREARM ...

Rhode Island is known to have some of the tougher gun laws in the country, even though the law passed this year banning the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Governor Bob Ferguson has signed a new bill into law aimed at reducing gun violence in Washington. The legislation introduces a structured permit-to-purchase system for firearms, ...

The bill is unlikely to advance in the GOP-controlled Senate House Democrats made good on a top campaign promise on Wednesday, passing a bill to strengthen background checks for people purchasing ...