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 ...
Federal gun policy is shifting from a patchwork of dealer rules and background checks toward a more explicit question:... The post The New Federal Gun License Idea — Who It Targets and What It Would ...
Finally, the Delaware marijuana industry got some good news. The FBI issued the state marijuana office a service code, which will allow background checks to actually begin in Delaware. Those with ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — State Police conducted a total of 303,156 background checks on Pennsylvanians looking to obtain a license to carry firearms during the third quarter of this year, and 5,545 were ...
Texas lawmakers on Monday approved a bill that will allow people to carry handguns without a license, a state background check or safety training. The measure, which passed the Texas Senate on Monday, ...
Texas is a step closer to allowing residents to openly carry handguns in public without a permit or training, becoming the most populous state in the United States to do so. Despite criticism from gun ...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed gun legislation this week that bolsters the state's background check process for firearm licenses. The governor's office says the new law will help stop "dangerously mentally ...
For far too long, Washington’ gun-licensing system has relied on a patchwork of local governments, which has screened applicants unevenly across the state. As a new state Office of Financial ...
The state agency that licenses more than 500,000 professionals and tradespeople may have failed to conduct required criminal record and sex offender background checks for years, allowing criminal ...