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.

HAMLIN -- Republican Senator Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia say they have come up with a proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 gun researcher who says the federal gun background check system doesn't work has a new idea for preventing voter fraud at polling places: Make every voter pass a federal gun background check.

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 ...