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Tech Companies Urge Congress to Shed More Light on Secret Information Requests

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than two dozen companies and numerous trade groups are endorsing bills that would open more light on the government’s secret information requests, the Verge.com reports. The businesses and trade groups are showing their support for bills that would allow them to reveal when they receive requests for national security-related data. Among…

FBI Background Checks for Guns Often Miss Those Who Would Be Banned

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mentally ill people, drug offenders and others who are prohibited from owning guns often are able to obtain a firearm because the required FBI background checks have significant flaws, the New York Times reports. The nearly two-decade-old requirement to conduct background checks of prospective gun buyers isn’t working as planned because many…