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FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — America has set a record for the number of firearm background checks run through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, month-by-month, to start a year. “There’s ...

For all its value, the system is ripe for an update. Last weekend, two murderers, in separate and tragic incidents, walked into public venues in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio and shot and killed a ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the chamber, have differing opinions on how to to address gun control laws and improve America's ...

Firearm sales were down in December 2025, reflecting a pause that may be attributable to enthusiasts waiting for the official ...

“We must do something.” It’s what we always hear in the wake of senseless tragedies like the shooting that left 26 people dead in a Texas church, many of them children. Then the standoff begins. For ...

In the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida, calls for lawmakers to step up and revise the nation's existing gun laws have been renewed. Many of those calling for stricter ...

The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, also known as NICS, is intended to identify people prohibited under federal law from purchasing firearms from a licensed dealer. However, there ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the chamber, have differing opinions on how to address gun control laws and improve America’s ...