Under the proposal, background checks would include a search of child welfare records to determine if a teacher has a verified incident of abuse or neglect filed against them.

Editor's note: This story was published on April 20, 2013.It outlines a gun proposal that is back under discussion after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022. West Virginia Sen. Joe ...

Gov. Bill Ritter’s proposal to make gun buyers pay for their own criminal background checks hit a snag Thursday when Republicans on the Joint Budget Committee refused to support it. The proposal ...

A background checks proposal began circulating on Capitol Hill this week as Attorney General William Barr and other officials met with Senate Republicans to discuss new gun safety plans.

Trump to release gun control proposals, including background check updates By Anita Kumar and Caitlin Oprysko 08/21/2019 02:05 PM EDT Updated: 08/21/2019 05:51 PM EDT ...

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Attorney General William Barr is circulating a proposal to senators on expanding background checks for firearms purchases, but lawmakers say they still don’t know where President Donald Trump ...

A Justice Department proposal being circulated on Capital Hill would expand background checks to include all gun show sales and create a system for sellers who aren’t licensed dealers to ...

The White House is circulating a one-page document on Capitol Hill detailing a possible gun background-check proposal – though Attorney General Bill Barr said President Trump has not yet made a ...

A group seeking to expand background checks on gun purchases in Ohio has resubmitted language to the state attorney general’s office, an early step in a process that eventually could place the ...