California voters in 2016 passed a ballot initiative championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that in part required background checks ...

The FBI conducted more than 4.3 million gun background checks in January 2021 – the highest number of checks completed during a single month in the agency’s recorded history – as one expert ...

As background checks surged, so did the number of people who were stopped from buying guns. Nationally, background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales, according to the Associated Press.

This year, March had the highest number of firearm background checks collectively, surpassing every other month at 2,644,851. The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, ...

Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday reported a record number of firearm background checks between July 1 and Sept. 30. In the third quarter of 2020, the Pennsylvania Instant Check System ...

During a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., Biden announced an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks that take place and support communities impacted by gun violence.

Since then, federal background check data shows an uptick in the number of people looking to purchase a firearm. According to FBI data, firearm background checks increased by 24% in April.