A measure to beef up enforcement of the nation’s background check system for potential gun buyers will be included in the government funding bill due for a congressional vote this week. The provision, ...

Background checks for gun purchases are supposed to be quick, but in some parts of the country they are stretching from minutes into days or even weeks. When that happens, you are left in limbo, ...

In today’s interconnected society, the need for thorough and reliable criminal background checks has never been more crucial. Whether it’s for employment screening, volunteer vetting, licensing, or ...

Ohio is upgrading its criminal background check system for home- and community-based healthcare workers, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch. With the upgrade, healthcare organizations can ...

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Black Friday isn’t just when shoppers rush to stores for holiday sales. It’s also one of the busiest days of the year for gun purchases. In the U.S., there are nine guns for every 10 people. Someone ...

TBI still has a backlog of more than 57,000 criminal arrests not linked to court cases. The state is developing a unified court system that will improve background checks, but the project will take ...

Shoppers hunting for Black Friday deals seemed to include a record number of those in the market for firearms; the FBI says it fielded 203,086 background check requests for gun purchases on the day ...