MCLEAN, Va. — Sen. Tim Kaine, of Virginia, says he supports a more comprehensive federal background check system to vet people wanting to buy guns in America. The Democratic vice presidential nominee ...

A surge in Black Friday gun sales has the FBI very busy processing a record number of requests for background checks. More than 203,000 background checks were requested for gun purchases on Friday. It ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is moving ahead on plans to require background checks for guns purchased from dealers even if they're bought online or at gun shows. The White House is coming out ...

Michigan and the U.S. saw fewer gun sales in 2024 than the previous year, a new report from SafeHome, a home security company, says. The June 4 report shows declining gun sales nationwide over the ...

“Shame on you!” shouted an elderly woman seated in the Senate gallery late Wednesday afternoon. The Senate had just rejected a bipartisan deal to expand gun-sale background checks, a measure some 90% ...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama moved Monday to require all gun sellers to register as dealers - even those who sell at gun shows and online - and to run background checks on all prospective ...