Tag Archives: background checks

  • News guncontrol

    Gun vote follows senators home

    The group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband began airing radio ads accusing Ayotte of “ignoring the will of the people.”

  • News guns

    Poll: Majority wanted background checks to pass Senate

    Nearly two-thirds of Americans say that the Senate should have passed a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun sales, a poll shows.

  • News backgroundchecks

    Manchin, Kelly vow to fight for expanded background checks

    The Democrat who worked to expand background checks in the Senate told a group of reporters Thursday that the National Rifle Association’s “scoring system” derailed the measure.

  • News Giffords says good-bye to House collegues

    ‘Shame on you!’ Giffords furious after senators defeat gun proposal

    Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords lambasted the 46 senators who voted against an ill-fated bipartisan proposal to expand background checks on firearms sales.

  • News guncontrol

    Senate panel approves expanded background checks on gun sales

    A Senate committee approved legislation on Tuesday that would expand background checks covering all U.S. firearms sales, part of a federal gun-control push prompted by December’s school massacre in Connecticut.

  • News Handguns

    FBI gun background checks top 2 million

    FBI gun background checks topped two million in February for the fourth straight month.

  • News

    Leader questions state background checks for home daycare centers

    Are people with serious criminal histories being overlooked in the process?