WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide.

There were over 1 million opportunities for someone to buy a gun from a licensed dealer without a completed background check ... the gun he used to kill nine Black worshipers at a church in ...

Under current rules, licensed dealers must perform background checks and log the make, model and serial numbers of guns sold, but hobbyists and infrequent traders don't. Justice Department ...

Unlicensed gun dealers sold at least 68,388 firearms into the black market between 2017 and ... purchases" for someone unable to pass a federal background check. The data shows that people who ...

A 2017 study by Northeastern University and the Harvard School of Public Health found that 22% of recent gun transfers were done without a background check, nationwide. Nine percent of these were ...

After all, gun control has historically been used as a tool to disarm Black people ... believe in firearm regulations like expanded background checks, red flag laws, and limitations on the ...

AT IN BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BUY GUNS IN THIS STATE. ALLOWING A PROHIBITED PERSON TO GET A GUN IS NOT IN ANY BODY’S BEST INTEREST. NEWS 9 INVESTIGATE HAS LEARNED IN MANY INSTANCES, INFORMATION ...

So someone with a mental condition can buy a gun from a licensed dealer and pass the background check. “He purchased the weapon legally from one of the local dealerships,” said Interim Louisville ...

WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licenses and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon go into ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Dane Britt said it’s business as usual at his Wilmington-based gun shop, DB Private Firearms Training. Britt conducts background checks on anyone purchasing a gun from him, ...