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House Judiciary Committee Sending Background Check Bill for Vote

Despite no evidence that it will work, the House Judiciary Committee is sending the universal background checks bill to the House floor for a vote.

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Bills Expanding Background Checks Introduced in Both House and Senate

Anti-gun politicians have wasted no time in fulfilling their promise to introduce bills expanding background checks, despite evidence these laws don't work.

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UC Davis Study Shows Homicides Not Reduced by Background Checks

While anti-gunners tout the benefits of universal background checks, a UC Davis study shows that these laws have not reduced homicides in California.

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FBI Processes Record Number of NICS Checks in May 2018

The FBI processed 2,002,992 gun background checks through the NICS for May 2018, setting a new all-time record for that particular month.

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Calls for Universal Background Checks

Democrat Pennsylvania Governorn Tom Wolf is urging state legislators to pass 'commonsense' gun laws, including universal background checks.

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March 2018 NICS Gun Background Checks Set New Record

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed 2,767,699 gun background checks in March 2018, setting a new record.

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Black Friday 2017 Sets Single-Day Record for Background Checks

A record number of NICS gun background checks were processed by the FBI on Black Friday 2017, according to reports.

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Sen. John Cornyn Announces Bill to Boost Background Check System

In the wake of the Sutherland Springs shooting, Texas Sen. John Cornyn plans on introducing a bill to 'strengthen' the gun background check system.

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FBI: Record Number of Gun Background Checks Processed in May 2017

The NICS processed 1,942,677 gun background checks for May 2017, according to its latest report.

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FBI: Gun Background Checks Surge In June

The FBI conducted over 2.1 million gun background checks for the month of June, an increase of more than 600,000 over last year's record.

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FBI: Gun Background Checks Reach Record High For 6th Month in a Row

Recently released FBI stats show there were 1,976,759 background checks processed under the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) in October.

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Gun Background Checks Set Record For Third Straight Month

Newly-released FBI statistics show that gun background checks totaled more than 1.7 million in August.

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