Background Checks
Schumer slams Trump for NRA meeting, demands AR-15 ban Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday proposed banning assault rifles and expanding background checks and called on President Trump and GOP congressional leaders to back the measures to protect students so...
Trump expects a gun bill to emerge after bipartisan meeting President Trump in a tweet Thursday touted his meeting with a group of bipartisan lawmakers at the White House on gun measures and said he expects a “bill should emerge.”...
Stop dodging tough gun votes Yes, state Senate Democrats are end-running the committee process to push for a floor vote Wednesday on a host of gun-control measures — but it’s hard to blame them when...
'It’s really gone nowhere': Peter King doubtful gun bill will pass WASHINGTON — The author of bipartisan legislation to expand gun background checks expressed doubt Monday the proposal would even get a vote in the House. Rep. Peter King (R-L.I.) said...
DOJ takes aim at gun buyers who lie on background checks The Justice Department wants to prioritize the prosecutions of potential gun buyers who lie on their federal background check forms, according to a report. Sources with knowledge of the plans...
Attendees at NRA speech split over idea to give teachers guns People attending a conservative conference where the head of the National Rifle Association called for more armed security in the wake of the Parkland high school killings said they would...
Majority of Americans want stricter gun laws: poll A poll conducted after the massacre at a Florida high school shows Americans back stricter guns laws by a 66-31 percent margin, the highest level of support ever recorded by...
Beginning to find sense on gun control It’s good to see at least some movement on sensible gun measures in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., horrors — nationally and, we hope, in New York. In Washington,...
GOP inches closer to gun reform WASHINGTON — GOP lawmakers Sunday showed some small movement toward gun control legislation in the wake of the country’s most recent deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school. Some...