National News NRA slams gun-background system flaws it helped create On Wednesday, during CNN's town hall with survivors of last week's mass shooting at a high school in South Florida, National Rifle ...

Licensed gun sellers use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, NICS, to determine people’s eligibility to purchase firearms. The system consists of three databases that contain ...

America’s gun background check system, designed to keep weapons out of the hands of people who might use them in crimes, has struggled to keep up with record firearms sales over the past year — even ...

TAKING ANOTHER SWING AT PASSING THIS BILL THAT SUPPORTERS SAY ADDRESSES A MAJOR LOOPHOLE IN THE FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. <NATS> IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE A GUNMAN ...

North Carolina lawmakers voted last week to end the state's longtime pistol permit system overriding Governor Roy Cooper and leading many to question what ramifications will follow. "This is ...