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

The background check system for gun purchases is a mess. Republicans have criticized Democratic presidents for failing to prosecute people denied gun purchases through background checks. Democrats ...

Sen. Chris Murphy, who's been leading the charge to secure a long-shot bipartisan deal on a gun background checks bill, told CNN on Thursday he thinks "it's close" to the point where "we've got to put ...

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are leading a bill to expand federal background checks to all gun sales made in the United States, officials said. The legislation, called the ...

(The Center Square) – The cost of a firearm background check fee is expected to climb in Washington if House Bill 2521 passes the Senate. The bill, which removes the cap on fees the Washington State ...

Salesmen Ted Shore, right, and Ian Mahathey assemble a shotgun for a customer at Hyatt Gun Shop in Charlotte in 2021. David T. Foster III dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com North Carolina bucked a ...

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System reported on Thursday that firearm background checks rose 13.9% on a sequential basis in March to 2,450,414. Firearm background checks were ...

Democratic U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are leading a bill to expand federal background checks to all gun sales made in the United States, officials said. The legislation, called the ...