FBI Conducts Record Background Checks for Guns in 2015
The FBI conducted more background checks for guns in 2015 than any previous year.
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Senior Homeland Security Official Flip-Flops on Gun Sales to People on Terrorist Watch List
senior Homeland Security official who suggested last week that President Obama’s plan to ban firearm sales to people on the government’s terrorist watch list was misguided has taken an entirely different tone.
Editorial: ATF gun-trace records Are ‘Horribly Outdated’
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued a report to support the contention 90 percent of guns used in United States crimes could be traced to 5 percent of gun dealers.
FBI: Man Who Threatened to Kill Police May Have Ties to Domestic Terrorism
The FBI suspects that a Washington man who is in federal custody for allegedly threatening to kill law enforcement officers has links to domestic terrorism.
Maryland Lawmaker Proposes Ban on Firearms for People on Terrorism Watch Lists
Maryland is at least the second state pursing a ban on firearm sales to people on the federal terrorism watch lists.
Governor: Connecticut to Ban People on No-Fly List from Buying Guns
Connecticut is about to become the first state to ban people on the federal no-fly list from buying guns, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced today.
Two Men Convicted of Murdering Border Patrol Agent Were Sentenced to Life
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two men convicted of murdering Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry were sentenced to life in prison Wednesday, ABC News reports. Terry’s death revealed the bungled gun-running operation known as Fast and Furious when weapons purchased during the probe ended up at the scene of the shooting that left him dead. Jesus…
Ex-ATF Agent: Let’s Stop Pretending Lawmakers Are Regulating Lethal Firearms
When it comes to regulating firearms, we only pretend to legislate. And even when we do legislate, we only pretend to make them safer.