Licensed gun sellers use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, NICS, to determine people’s eligibility to purchase firearms. The system consists of three databases that contain ...

One interagency official said a long-awaited implementation strategy for the National Background Investigation Services system would be released this week. Security Clearances Two government officials ...

Background checks for gun purchases are supposed to be quick, but in some parts of the country they are stretching from minutes into days or even weeks. When that happens, you are left in limbo, ...

Congress has debated gun legislation for decades with predictable results: impasse, recrimination, and no measurable ...

WASHINGTON – The FBI has been issuing more seizure orders for guns sold to suspected prohibited buyers than at any time in the history of the federal firearm background check system, according to the ...

TAKING ANOTHER SWING AT PASSING THIS BILL THAT SUPPORTERS SAY ADDRESSES A MAJOR LOOPHOLE IN THE FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. <NATS> IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE A GUNMAN ...

SYSTEM. THAT’S RIGHT, JEN. UNDER FEDERAL LAW, SOMEONE WHO HAS A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH RECORD SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NICS DATABASE. BUT THERE’S NO MECHANISM TO DO THAT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SO THAT BILL ...

The computerized FBI system that allows instant background checks for retail handgun purchases in the U.S. had technical problems that caused outages on Sunday and Monday. Paul Bresson, a spokesman ...

State lawmakers have passed a bill that could improve Tennessee’s gun background check process through a universal court filing system. The push comes as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation faces a ...

MENAHGA, Minn. (Valley News Live) - UPDATE: The felony charge against Jeffrey Newbury for failing to register as a predatory offender has been dismissed. A Wadena County judge says the registration ...

Viral Instagram post: “They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.” The Nov. 8 video features a man addressing the camera while standing in a wooded area. He mentions "voting ...