FBI figures released Wednesday show March 2020 shattered the single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks conducted in one month.
Gun sales in New Jersey came to a halt after Superintendent Patrick J. Callahan announced a shutdown of the background check system.
The gun sales surge accompanying the Chinese conronavirus pandemic is overwhelming both state and federal background check systems.
The FBI is warning that state-level shutdowns due to the coronavirus may delay the background checks required to purchase a new or used handgun at retail.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is reporting background checks are up 300 percent over where they were at this same time last year.
In his ongoing effort to differentiate between himself and Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden is touting background checks but ignoring the fact they do not stop mass public attackers.
Joe Biden claimed the nine people shot dead on June 17, 2015, at a Charleston church would still be alive if the Brady Bill had been passed.
During a Monday night speech in South Carolina Democrat presidential hopeful Joe Biden said, “Who in God’s name needs 100 rounds in a clip?”
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reports that firearm background checks in Virginia for the month of January 2020 were nearly 100 percent over the number of checks in January 2019.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) praised the passage of seven gun control bills in Virginia’s House of Delegates on Thursday.
FBI figures show that 2019 shattered the one-year record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks performed.
Gun buyers are currently on the cusp of setting a record for the highest number of background checks conducted in one year’s time.
November 29 proved to be the second highest day in history for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks.
USA Today is tracking background checks thus far in 2019 and notes that this year could witness an all-time record for the number of background checks conducted.
While Democrat presidential candidate after Democrat presidential candidate has been pushing gun control Americans have been filing into retailers to purchase firearms.
The Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) Alan Gottlieb indiciates President Donald Trump has pivoted from any consideration of gun control and is focused on mental health reforms.
A 25-year-old man used a pistol to shoot and kill his ex-girlfriend and four others at the Tyrolean ski resort in Kitzbühel, despite gun licensing requirements and in-depth background checks.
On Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that the White House is “slowly” moving on expanding background checks, but cautioned that “We’re not close to there yet. … I don’t know whether we’ll get there.” Murphy said, “We
President Donald Trump criticized former Rep. Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday for his new-found push to ban AR-15s and AK-47s.
President Donald Trump is reportedly not planning to include House Democrats’ universal background check bill as part of legislation he supports in response to mass shootings.
While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that he thinks his position on the Manchin-Toomey legislation will change. Graham said, “I don’t know how you get around the idea that a man who
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said the gunman who opened fire Saturday in the Midland-Odessa region of Texas had “previously failed a gun purchase background check.”
During an interview with the Fox News Channel on Monday, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) stated that a “strong look” should be taken at preventing people who have failed background checks from getting a gun and stated that private
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that the White House is still saying “that they want to sit down and try to talk about whether there is some kind of common ground to find
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley stated that President Trump “was very clear” that he wants “meaningful background checks” during his discussion with the NRA. Gidley said, “I
President Trump suggested Democrats have given up any defense of the Second Amendment and pledged that he will not allow Americans’ gun rights to be swept away on the “slippery slope” of gun control.
President Trump appears to be shifting away from the background check push he undertook in the immediate aftermath of the attacks in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) stated that a red flag law could be part of a bill package, but “an essential component would have to be these universal background checks.” Host Steve Kornacki asked,
Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) separated himself from fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on mandatory buybacks of “assault rifles.” Both Swalwell and Booker support buyback programs, but Bennet warned that would get
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that he has never seen President Trump as determined as he is to ensure law enforcement can act before people who have
