WRAL

NRA slams gun-background system flaws it helped create

When the FBI finally got the NICS system up and running in 1998, states submitted criminal and mental health records only voluntarily. Now, decades later, it's still optional. "The Printz decision ...
Yahoo

FBI gun seizure orders from people who fail background checks hit historic rates

WASHINGTON – The FBI has been issuing more seizure orders for guns sold to suspected prohibited buyers than at any time in the history of the federal firearm background check system, according to the ...
WMUR

Serious mental health information not always entered into background check system, NH officials confirm

HAS NOT MADE IT INTO BACKGROUND CHECKS AS OFFICIALS RUNNING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GRANITE STATERS BUYING FIREARMS FROM LICENSED DEALERS HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN THE NATIONAL INSTANT CHECK SYSTEM ...
WMUR

New Hampshire has 2-tiered background check system for gun purchases

SYSTEM. THAT’S RIGHT, JEN. UNDER FEDERAL LAW, SOMEONE WHO HAS A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH RECORD SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NICS DATABASE. BUT THERE’S NO MECHANISM TO DO THAT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SO THAT BILL ...
CNN

FBI agrees to consider upgrading criminal background checks to prevent sale of guns to underage and out-of-state buyers

The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s inspector general found the system did not cross check the buyer’s age with legal ...
American Rifleman

2020 Firearm Sales Hit All-Time High

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Firearm sales during 2020, as ...