/tags/background-checks background checks en-US WLRN Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:06:01 GMT /news/2021-04-26/1st-time-gun-buyers-help-push-record-u-s-gun-sales-amid-string-of-mass-shootings Data from the FBI's firearms background check database shows six days in March of this year were among the top 10 highest days of firearms background checks since 1998. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:06:01 GMT /news/2021-04-26/1st-time-gun-buyers-help-push-record-u-s-gun-sales-amid-string-of-mass-shootings Jaclyn Diaz /news/2020-01-23/florida-gop-chairman-shuns-bill-to-expand-gun-background-checks-amid-conservative-backlash An influential state senator and chairman of Florida’s Republican Party says he is a “solid no” on expanding gun background checks as Donald Trump Jr. and… Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:45:33 GMT /news/2020-01-23/florida-gop-chairman-shuns-bill-to-expand-gun-background-checks-amid-conservative-backlash SKYLER SWISHER /2019-08-21/florida-could-serve-as-example-for-lawmakers-considering-red-flag-laws Florida adopted a red flag law last year after the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Since then, courts there have approved about 2,500 risk protection orders. Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMT /2019-08-21/florida-could-serve-as-example-for-lawmakers-considering-red-flag-laws Greg Allen /news/2019-08-19/south-florida-republican-congressman-brian-mast-predicts-washington-will-pass-meaningful-gun-laws U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, who once had an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, says Congress should — and will — pass new gun restrictions in the… Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:21:57 GMT /news/2019-08-19/south-florida-republican-congressman-brian-mast-predicts-washington-will-pass-meaningful-gun-laws ANTHONY MAN /2019-08-15/trump-shifts-from-background-checks-to-mental-illness-reform-at-n-h-rally "There is a mental illness problem that has to be dealt with. It's not the gun that pulls the trigger — it's the person holding the gun," Trump said to a standing ovation. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 02:07:34 GMT /2019-08-15/trump-shifts-from-background-checks-to-mental-illness-reform-at-n-h-rally Jessica Taylor /national-politics/2019-08-10/americans-largely-support-gun-restrictions-to-do-something-about-gun-violence President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans. Sat, 10 Aug 2019 11:00:27 GMT /national-politics/2019-08-10/americans-largely-support-gun-restrictions-to-do-something-about-gun-violence Domenico Montanaro /2019-08-09/trump-says-he-supports-intelligent-background-checks The president said the issue "isn't a question of NRA, Republican or Democrat" and indicated he could split from the National Rifle Association. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:08:18 GMT /2019-08-09/trump-says-he-supports-intelligent-background-checks Brandon Carter /2019-02-28/house-passes-second-gun-background-check-bill-in-as-many-days The measure seeks to close the so-called "Charleston loophole" that allowed an avowed white supremacist to buy a gun he used to kill 9 people at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston. S.C., in 2015. Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:48:18 GMT /2019-02-28/house-passes-second-gun-background-check-bill-in-as-many-days Brakkton Booker, Martin Kaste /2019-02-27/house-passes-sweeping-gun-bill The legislation mandates background checks be performed on all gun sales, including firearm purchases made privately. The Senate is unlikely to take it up. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 20:46:00 GMT /2019-02-27/house-passes-sweeping-gun-bill Brakkton Booker /2018-07-13/fbi-to-start-using-a-2nd-database-for-gun-background-checks Dylann Roof was able to buy a gun two months before the Charleston church massacre because of a background check error. A new plan by the FBI aims to fix what critics call the "Charleston Loophole." Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:00:49 GMT /2018-07-13/fbi-to-start-using-a-2nd-database-for-gun-background-checks Victoria Hansen