When the FBI finally got the NICS system up and running in 1998, states submitted criminal and mental health records only voluntarily. Now, decades later, it's still optional. "The Printz decision ...

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 ...

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, ...

HAS NOT MADE IT INTO BACKGROUND CHECKS AS OFFICIALS RUNNING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GRANITE STATERS BUYING FIREARMS FROM LICENSED DEALERS HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN THE NATIONAL INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM ...

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 ...

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 ...

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