President Trump this week seized on the idea of expanding background checks for firearm purchasers. Before a Wednesday visit to Dayton and El Paso, where weekend shootings left 31 dead ...

After scrapping a proposed assault-weapons ban, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared this week that the gun-law reform package headed for a vote in early April will include background checks ...

Congress needs to finish the job and pass universal background checks legislation now.” The rule, which was finalized this week, makes clear that anyone who sells firearms predominantly to earn ...

There are proposals from Democrats and Republicans about how to best address gun violence, but one issue, universal background checks, has already gained some momentum. Details from both shootings ...

The bill, if approved by the Senate and signed into law, would also required people applying for a permit to purchase ...

The Nov. 11 letter to the editor titled “Universal background checks don’t stop crime” is misleading and leaves out critical information that Altoona Mirror readers deserve to know.

Background checks alone might not be enough to reduce shooting deaths in the United States, a new study warns. States that require gun permits, rather than relying solely on universal background ...

In response, many states have implemented universal background check laws. By requiring gun buyers to obtain a permit prior to purchasing a firearm, or by requiring private sellers to conduct ...

For many years, the single gun-control measure that the vast majority of Americans have agreed upon is universal background checks. This is sometimes referred to as “closing the gun show ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips is cosponsoring a bill that would require universal background checks for nearly all firearm purchases. Phillips, who is in his first term representing ...