WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A rule requiring gun dealers to obtain federal licenses and conduct background checks regardless of where they sell guns has been finalized and will soon go into effect, the U.S.

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 ...

The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will step up federal background checks and impose license requirements on thousands of gun dealers, regardless of where firearms are sold. The Justice ...

Background checks alone might not be enough to reduce shooting deaths in the United States, a new study warns. States that require gun permits, rather than relying solely on universal background ...

Licensed gun dealers would be able to run their employees through the government’s background check system under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Wednesday. Under current rules, dealers ...

In 2021 Texans purchased more than 1.6 million guns. Texans with guns killed 4,616 people in the same year. We lead the nation in gun deaths. In fact, we kill 1,000 more people than second-place ...

Gabrielle Giffords represented Arizona’s 8th District in the U.S. House from 2007 to 2012 and is a founder of Americans for Responsible Solutions, which works to prevent gun violence. Eric T.