Another Record Year for Number of Firearms Confiscated at U.S. Airports
More firearms were confiscated at U.S. airports than any previous year, exceeding a record set last year.
More firearms were confiscated at U.S. airports than any previous year, exceeding a record set last year.
Will the nation have to suffer through another criminal tragedy before agencies get on the ball and start reporting information to the FBI in a timely manner?
The Air Force acknowledged Tuesday that its failure to report the criminal history of a former airman who went on to kill 26 people at a Texas church in early November was “not an isolated incident.”
Black Friday continues to break records for the number of requests for background checks for gun purchases.
The names of tens of thousands of people wanted by police have been purged from the FBI criminal background check database this year after the FBI narrowed its legal interpretation of “fugitives from justice.”
Millions of people who should be barred from legally buying guns may still be eligible to purchase a firearm because government agencies are failing to alert the FBI’s background-check system of citizens with criminal convictions and mental illnesses.
Undercover tests revealed that TSA failed to detect test weapons about 80% of the time, uncovering a slew of “vulnerabilities” at security checkpoints at multiple airports nationwide.
The military’s failure to notify the FBI about Devin Kelley’s history of violence and mental illness, which enabled him to buy guns used to kill 26 people at a Texas church, is a familiar pattern.