Opinion: Background checks shouldn't just be for gun buyers, but for anyone who has access to a firearm. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 74°F. Tuesday, June 3rd 2025 ...

Universal background check laws?: No; Background check regulations: Background checks only required for sales from federally licensed dealers Gun law strength grade: F Gun deaths in 2022: 25.5 per ...

Legislation billed as requiring "universal background checks" would indeed make criminal background checks for firearms universal — for every rifle, shotgun and handgun sold in the state of ...

The Biden administration has finalized the largest expansion of gun-sales background checks since the advent of the federal check system in the 1990s, moving to close the "gun show loophole" and ...