Background Checks

Hundreds of teenage students marched to the White House Monday to stage a

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Trump to meet with gun victims, backs safety measures amid pressure to act

Gabby Morrongiello -

February 20, 2018 10:40 pm

Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., is from the district that is home to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed by a lone gunman with a AR-style firearm on Valentine's Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Ted Deutch: Trump should visit site of Florida high school shooting, meet students and families

Naomi Lim -

February 18, 2018 5:49 pm

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Sunday said there is a system in place to prevent gun violence, it just hasn't been used properly. (screenshot)

Crime

Tim Scott: The system to prevent mass shootings is in place, it just needs to be followed properly

Kyle Feldscher -

February 18, 2018 5:19 pm

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said on Sunday that he is in favor of outlawing any instrument that converts semi-automatic weapons into fully automatic weapons. (screenshot)

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Trey Gowdy: I’m sorry younger generation has grown up with mass shootings

Kyle Feldscher -

February 18, 2018 4:38 pm

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James Lankford: AR-15 rifle shouldn’t be harder to buy

Robert King -

February 18, 2018 4:30 pm

The report comes on the heels last month's deadly shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that left 26 churchgoers dead and another 20 injured. The gunman, 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley, was prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms due to a domestic violence conviction in a court-martial while serving in the Air Force. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

National Security

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps failed to submit records to prevent gun purchases: Report

Kelly Cohen -

December 5, 2017 5:14 pm

Under federal law, a firearm sale can proceed if a background check is not completed within 72 hours. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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FBI issues more than 4,000 requests to take back guns from people who failed background checks: Report

Melissa Quinn -

December 4, 2017 9:15 pm

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants a full explanation from the Air Force. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

John McCain calls out Air Force’s ‘disturbing lack’ of accountability on crime reporting

Travis J. Tritten -

November 29, 2017 9:47 pm

Air Force officials said the error in the case of former airman Devin Kelley, who fatally shot 26 people at a church in Texas earlier this month, was not the only one, and their review has found

National Security

Air Force says Texas shooter background check mistake is one of dozens of similar cases

Kelly Cohen -

November 28, 2017 8:41 pm

The FBI got 203,086 requests this past Friday, more than the previous single-day high of 185,713 last year, which also occurred on Black Friday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)

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FBI receives record number of background check requests for guns on Black Friday

Josh Siegel -

November 26, 2017 5:45 pm

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Trump to meet with gun victims, backs safety measures amid pressure to act

Ted Deutch: Trump should visit site of Florida high school shooting, meet students and families

Tim Scott: The system to prevent mass shootings is in place, it just needs to be followed properly

Trey Gowdy: I’m sorry younger generation has grown up with mass shootings

James Lankford: AR-15 rifle shouldn’t be harder to buy

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps failed to submit records to prevent gun purchases: Report

FBI issues more than 4,000 requests to take back guns from people who failed background checks: Report

John McCain calls out Air Force’s ‘disturbing lack’ of accountability on crime reporting

Air Force says Texas shooter background check mistake is one of dozens of similar cases

FBI receives record number of background check requests for guns on Black Friday

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