President Obama Plans to Hire More FBI, ATF Staff to Expedite Background Checks for Firearms
The Obama administration wants to expedite mandatory background checks on gun buyers and needs hundreds more federal law enforcement personnel to help.
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Washington Post: President Obama’s Actions on Gun Control Have No Teeth
Taken at face value, the new ATF guidance is thus nothing more than a restatement of existing legal requirements.
President Obama to Announce Executive Actions to Tighten Gun Control
President Obama is expected to announce a long-awaited executive action on gun control this week in his final year as president.
FBI Conducts Record Background Checks for Guns in 2015
The FBI conducted more background checks for guns in 2015 than any previous year.
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Editorial: ATF gun-trace records Are ‘Horribly Outdated’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.