For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks that could have disqualified people from gaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
Mar 10

By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press
Many states still aren't meeting key benchmarks with their background check reporting.
Mar 04

By PBS NewsHour
As the debate around gun laws continues in the aftermath of the Parkland school shooting last month, a new report by the nonprofit RAND Corporation looks at some of the factors that could affect gun policies like background checks, age…
Feb 28

By Lisa Desjardins
What exactly is on the table legislatively in Washington when it come to changing gun laws and school safety?…
Feb 23

In the aftermath of the school shooting in Florida, there's been discussion of addressing those with mental and emotional problems. But preventing violence by using mental health records is more complicated than many realize. What systems are already in place…
Dec 26

By Colleen Long, Associated Press
Three large U.S. cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren't reported to the national background check system.
Nov 07

By A.C. Thompson and T. Christian Miller, ProPublica
The Air Force and the military’s other armed services have known for years there were widespread problems with their reporting procedures.
Jun 20

By PBS NewsHour
In Congress and the courts, gun control took center stage Monday. There was a partisan showdown in the Senate over four different measures. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court declined an appeal of semi-automatic weapons bans. Gwen Ifill talks to political director…
Jan 13

By PBS NewsHour
President Obama recently laid out an executive action to strengthen enforcement of background checks on firearms, in an attempt to address gun violence in America. Judy Woodruff talks to former NRA president David Keene about his reaction to the president’s…
Jan 06

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plan to strengthen controls on guns in the U.S. is meeting swift resistance from gun rights groups, Republicans and even a few Democrats who say it's up to Congress to enact new policies on firearms.
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