Gun Control Background Checks
Firearm background checks: Explained - USAFacts
NICS staff perform a background check to verify the prospective buyer does not have a criminal record and is not otherwise ineligible to purchase a firearm. The NICS has conducted more than 300 million checks since launching in 1998, leading to over 3 million denials. The following groups are currently prohibited from owning guns: Convicted felons
https://usafacts.org/articles/firearm-background-checks-explained/
What You Need to Know about Background Checks for Guns
History of Gun Background Checks. The Gun Control Act of 1968 was passed in response to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. This act prohibited certain people from buying guns, such as fugitives, people convicted of crimes that were punished by a prison sentence of a year or more, substance abusers, and people convicted of domestic violence ...
https://www.criminalwatchdog.com/faq/background-checks-for-guns
The Effects of Background Checks | RAND
background checks for gun purchases are designed to prevent access to guns by convicted felons and other prohibited possessors—such as minors, fugitives from justice, those who live in the united states illegally, users of controlled substances, those with certain histories of mental illness, those who have been dishonorably discharged from the …
https://www.rand.org/research/gun-policy/analysis/background-checks.html
Do Background Checks Reduce Gun Violence? - American University
“That state license requires you to undergo a background check” conducted by a licensing authority. The state also requires that customers purchasing firearms at gun shows undergo a background check and any firearm sold by a private dealer or given as a gift must be registered in the state’s system.
https://www.american.edu/spa/news/do-background-checks-reduce-gun-violence.cfm
House approves gun control bills expanding background checks
These are the first significant gun control measures passed by the House since President Biden took office, after he promised to enact legislation strengthening background checks during the ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-background-check-bills-house-passes/
How background checks and ‘red flag’ gun laws work
When someone goes to a federally licensed dealer to buy a gun, they are subject to a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), a database of records...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-background-checks-and-red-flag-gun-laws-work
House passes gun legislation that would expand background checks
Washington (CNN) The House passed gun legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional move on significant gun control since Democrats...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/11/politics/background-checks-gun-bills-house-vote/index.html
Can universal background checks curb gun violence? - The Journalist's ...
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is responsible for enforcing federal gun control legislation. The FBI runs background checks. There are 37 jurisdictions in which sellers contact the FBI directly for checks. In 13 states, state agencies conduct checks by electronically accessing the NICS.
https://journalistsresource.org/politics-and-government/background-checks-gun-violence-research/
What the numbers show on Americans' opinions of gun control measures
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, told reporters Wednesday that he's open to supporting certain gun control measures -- including expanded background checks. "Improving our background check capability makes sense," Romney said.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/numbers-show-americans-opinions-gun-control-measures/story?id=84995468
Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust ...
Support for some gun-control measures. More than 8 in 10 gun owners said they are in favor of universal background checks for all gun sales, including private sales and at gun shows.
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/08/1110239487/most-gun-owners-favor-modest-restrictions-but-deeply-distrust-government-poll-fi