Background checks for gun purchases are supposed to be quick, but in some parts of the country they are stretching from minutes into days or even weeks. When that happens, you are left in limbo, ...

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In today’s interconnected society, the need for thorough and reliable criminal background checks has never been more crucial. Whether it’s for employment screening, volunteer vetting, licensing, or ...

Twenty years ago, a pair of students killed a teacher and a dozen of their classmates at a high school in Littleton, Colo. The shooters at Columbine High School used semi-automatic weapons and ...

A measure to beef up enforcement of the nation’s background check system for potential gun buyers will be included in the government funding bill due for a congressional vote this week. The provision, ...

Gun background checks in November slipped noticeably, interrupting the long run of elevated demand that has defined recent years. You are looking at a market that is still large by historical ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Social Services expects to clear a backlog of criminal background checks by February 3 after technical issues resulting from the deployment of a new criminal ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) is implementing a new criminal background check monitoring system, the first school district in Virginia to do so. Rap Back, which ...

Governor Maura Healey said Friday the state will perform full criminal background checks on each of the thousands of people staying in Massachusetts’ emergency shelter system, saying she ordered such ...