background check

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A national trade association for firearms manufacturers and retailers is lobbying Wyoming and other states to submit records of some mental health proceedings to a federal database that allows instant background checks for gun purchasers...

Two pivotal senators have announced a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress to expand background checks on gun buyers to include private sales and is using his executive authority to increase the information available in data banks in the background check system...