The Virginia Department of State Police abruptly halted all private sale firearms background checks on Wednesday, announcing ...

A judge’s decision in court has halted Virginia State Police from conducting background checks for private firearms sales.

Gun control efforts in California took a big hit on Thursday as the 9th Circuit Court struck down a state law requiring background checks to buy ammunition. While some say this is a step back for gun ...

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has reintroduced legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases. The bill would force unlicensed and private gun sellers to conduct a background check prior ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that California’s law requiring background checks for people purchasing ammunition is unconstitutional. The decision upholds a San Diego federal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gun policy has become so politically divisive that lawmakers have found it nearly impossible to pass federal legislation on it in recent years. A window opened in 2022 after a mass school shooting in ...