Thousands of Britons Face Lockdown Violations Appearing on Criminal Background Checks for Next Decade
Thousands of Britons face the prospect of having coronavirus lockdown violations remaining on criminal background checks for the next decade.
Thousands of Britons face the prospect of having coronavirus lockdown violations remaining on criminal background checks for the next decade.
The White House announced Thursday that President Joe Biden is launching new gun controls, which include a National Ghost Gun Enforcement Initiative.
The FBI conducted over 38.8 million National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks during 2021.
New York is on pace to record its second-highest level of annual gun sales ever as 2021 draws to a close.
The FBI conducted 187,585 National Instant Criminal Background System (NICS) checks on gun sales and transfers on Black Friday 2021 alone.
September 2021 witnessed the second-most background checks of any September since the inception of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks for retail firearm sales.
August 2021 saw the second-most number of National Instant Background Check System (NICS) checks of any August in history.
July 2021 proved to have the second most National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks of any July in history.
President Joe Biden suggested the Second Amendment has had limits from day one, during his Wednesday speech on crime and gun violence.
May 2021 proved to be the 17th consecutive month of record National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks for firearm sales and transfers.
CNN is reporting “multiple fatalities” in a Wednesday morning shooting that occurred in San Jose, California.
April 2021 proved to be the 16th consecutive month of record National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks for firearm sales and transfers.
USA Today reports that alleged Fed-Ex attacker Brandon Scott Hole used two rifles to carry out his heinous act and both guns were purchased “legally.”
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) are pushing federal gun control proposals that mirror restrictions adopted in the state of Virginia in 2020.
PolitiFact weighed the background check gun control claims President Joe Biden made Thursday and labeled them “mostly false.”
During an interview with CNN on Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that he supports President Joe Biden’s executive orders on guns, but cannot support the House’s background check bill as it currently stands. Manchin said, “I support what the
March 2021 set a single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks performed.
Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press” that there was “common ground” between Democrats and Republicans on moving forward on legislation requiring background checks in the commercial sale of guns.
Alleged Boulder gunman Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa passed a background check for his AR-15 variant firearm and purchased it at retail.
President Joe Biden’s administration is weighing the idea of declaring gun violence as a public health emergency, in order to take dramatic executive action to tackle gun rights.
Senator Tim Kaine (D -VA) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that Democrats will unify on gun safety by putting a background check bill on the Senate floor for a vote to “test the Republicans.”
A report from NBC News notes that the gunman who killed eight people in Atlanta Tuesday used a 9mm handgun that was “purchased legally.”
The NRA is warning that “Senate Insiders” believe the Democrat gun control that passed the House March 12, 2021, “will likely get” a hearing in the Senate next week.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn’s (D-SC) gun control legislation reportedly directs the Attorney General to work with a national resource center that is a Gabby Giffords’ organization partner.
The House of Representatives is set to vote on two Democrat-sponsored gun control bills on Wednesday.
House Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) introduced gun control legislation this week and made clear that the current push is just the “first step.”
February 2021 saw more NICS checks than any February in history, and that comes on the heels of 13 months in which a record for NICS checks was set for each month.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation warns that gun control targeting the so-called “Charleston Loophole” could be before Congress for a vote as early as next week.
A report by the Washington Post indicates over two million guns were sold during January 2021.
January 2021 shattered the previous all-time high for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks performed in any month.
On Saturday, The Hill reported on the record surge in firearm sales and suggested “spotty unrest” since the 2020 presidential election is a partial factor in the rush to buy a firearm.
President Joe Biden campaigned on universal background checks for gun purchases and such checks require a firearm registry in order to be enforceable.
In a January 8, 2021, statement recognizing the tenth anniversary of the shooting that wounded Gabby Giffords, President-elect Joe Biden pledged to “defeat the NRA.”
Americans underwent over 21 million background checks and purchased nearly 23 million firearms during 2020.
At this point in December it is already apparent that Americans bought approximately 21 million guns this year, an increase of 73 percent over the number of guns purchased in 2019.
Florida State Rep. Dan Daley (D-Coral Springs) is pushing legislation that would require a background check for all ammunition purchases in the state.
November 2020 was the eleventh consecutive month of record National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks.
Over 186,000 firearm background checks were performed on Black Friday 2020, making it the fourth-highest one-day total for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks on record.
Nantucket Police suspended acceptance from residents for Firearm Identification Card (FID) and License to Carry (LTC) applications on Wednesday, November 18, citing coronavirus concerns related to a “finger print based criminal records check.”
Senate candidate Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is campaigning on an outright ban on the sale of semiautomatic rifles and a licensing requirement for all semiautomatic firearms already in private hands, whether those firearms are rifles or handguns.