Sen. Chris Murphy, who's been leading the charge to secure a long-shot bipartisan deal on a gun background checks bill, told CNN on Thursday he thinks "it's close" to the point where "we've got to put ...

(The Center Square) – The cost of a firearm background check fee is expected to climb in Washington if House Bill 2521 passes the Senate. The bill, which removes the cap on fees the Washington State ...

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has reintroduced legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases. The bill would force unlicensed and private gun sellers to conduct a background check prior ...

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are leading a bill to expand federal background checks to all gun sales made in the United States, officials said. The legislation, called the ...

Several new public safety laws will take effect Jan. 1. One new law requires gun owners to store their firearms in a locked and secure location when children are present or face big fines. A law ...

Salesmen Ted Shore, right, and Ian Mahathey assemble a shotgun for a customer at Hyatt Gun Shop in Charlotte in 2021. David T. Foster III dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com North Carolina bucked a ...

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System reported on Thursday that firearm background checks rose 13.9% on a sequential basis in March to 2,450,414. Firearm background checks were ...