Gun background checks in November slipped noticeably, interrupting the long run of elevated demand that has defined recent ...

Handguns sit in a display case for sale at a Pawn Shop in Mesquite, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. There is near universal agreement that certain people, those who have been convicted of a felony, ...

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

During the Trump assassination attempt, the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle legally purchased by his father. Although it appears that the son would have ...

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.

Gun policy has become so politically divisive that lawmakers have found it nearly impossible to pass federal legislation on it in recent years. A window opened in 2022 after a mass school shooting in ...

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The Biden administration announced Thursday final plans to expand requirements to perform background checks for those who buy firearms at gun shows or online, aiming to effectively close what gun ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Justice Department has finalized regulations to strengthen background check requirements for gun sales and crack down on unlicensed firearms dealers. The regulation, which was ...

Gun owners in Illinois must take new steps in 2026 to secure their firearms in their homes, particularly when children are ...