In response to a murder investigation that revealed a confiscated gun had been mistakenly returned to a man convicted of abusing his girlfriend, the Cape Girardeau County prosecutor is trying to add ...

Federal gun policy is shifting from a patchwork of dealer rules and background checks toward a more explicit question:... The ...

In a landmark move to tighten gun control and enhance public safety, the Biden-Harris administration unveiled a sweeping new strategy Thursday aimed at closing loopholes around the sale of guns in ...

The Biden administration is moving to expand background checks for gun purchases, fulfilling a key demand of advocates following the deadly shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas. The final rule, ...

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 ...

Gun background checks in November slipped noticeably, interrupting the long run of elevated demand that has defined recent ...

In 2025, gun background checks are down compared to the same four-month period last year. Between January and April of 2024, firearm checks were at 4.6 million. However, during the first quarter of ...

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System reported that firearm background checks fell 1.9% year-over-year to 2,575,550 in March, although the tally was still the third highest over ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The man accused of driving from Las Vegas to New York City and killing several people in a Manhattan building had his firearms background check come back as “unresolved,” according ...

The Biden administration announced Thursday final plans to expand requirements to perform background checks for those who buy firearms at gun shows or online, aiming to effectively close what gun ...