WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday reintroduced universal gun background checks legislation that is overwhelmingly popular with the American public — but not with a majority of U.S.

There were over 1 million opportunities for someone to buy a gun from a licensed dealer without a completed background check in 2020 and 2021, according to an FBI report released last month. In all, 1 ...

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The Justice Department announced a new rule Thursday that will require anyone who sells guns to run federal background checks — a process that would cut down on what's been known as the 'gun show ...

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Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden ...

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, ...

Preppers, housewives and ranchers are among those seeking firearms. The number of firearms background checks in Colorado has doubled compared with the same time last year, perhaps a sign of the unease ...

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 ...

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns, promote better and more secure firearms storage and ensure U.S.

The Biden administration announced new gun background check rules Wednesday intended to close the so-called "gun show loophole" that allowed the 2019 Midland-Odessa shooter to purchase a firearm. But ...