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How U.S. Gun Control Compares to the Rest of the World
November 15, 2016 - In June the Charleston killings renewed the sporadic debates over whether gun control might have prevented this terrible tragedy. Four months on, the massacre at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon has left nine dead. And once again, as after Charleston, President Obama has spoken openly about his frustration with the fact that “this kind of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.” On October 1st he put it this way: “We know that other countries, in response to one mass shooting, have been able to craft laws that almost eliminate mass shootings. Friends of ours, allies of ours – Great Britain, Australia, countries like ours. So we know there are ways to pre...
Nearly Half of Americans Are Now Covered By Universal Gun Background Checks, But Giant Loopholes Rem
November 14, 2016 - Private transactions, exceedingly slow reviews, and laws that don’t recognize the threat from abusers all pose steep challenges to keeping fi...
Man wins nearly $3.6M verdict after background-check goofs
November 09, 2016 - The Gainesville jury found that First Advantage Background Services violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it twice misidentified Richard Will...
FBI Releases October Background Check Numbers
November 07, 2016 - The FBI has released their October report from the National Instant Background Check System (NICS). A total of 2,333,539 gun-related...
Black Women With Criminal Records Face Pervasive Housing Discrimination in D.C.
November 02, 2016 - Despite its history as Chocolate City, the District sees housing discrimination based on race, even when black and white residents have similar cri...
Question 3: Universal background check
October 27, 2016 - In November, voters will decide if background checks will be required before a firearm sale or transfer can occur between individuals who are not l...
Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases - Proposition 63
October 17, 2016 - Californians will vote on a new proposal to change background checks for those purchasing ammunition when they decide on Proposition 63. ...
Expanding background checks top voted question for second presidential debate
October 12, 2016 - The votes are mounting for moderators to question presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton about where they stand on expanding back...
Uber and Lyft drivers will now have to complete a full criminal background check
October 06, 2016 - People who use ride-sharing apps trust drivers to take them to their destinations safely. Although the vast majority of rides are completed with no...
Unemployment high among those with criminal records
September 29, 2016 - For the many Floridians concerned that outdated criminal justice laws are endangering public safety and ruining people’s lives, it’s he...
SUNY to Ban the Box for Criminal Convictions on Student Applications
September 23, 2016 - The State University of New York (SUNY) – a system of public institutions of higher education in New York state – has voted to pass a B...
McDonalds to introduce criminal background checks as Derryn Hinch outs paedophile employee named
September 22, 2016 - McDonalds is set to introduce criminal background checks for adult employees after Derryn Hinch used parliamentary privilege to out a convicted pae...
FBI Explains Why Firearm Background Checks Were Unusually Low In August
September 16, 2016 - It turns out gun makers like Smith & Wesson Holding Corp and Sturm, Ruger & Company may not have had as bad of an August as the FBI backgro...
Uber drivers dealt setback in background-check lawsuit
September 12, 2016 - Uber won a courtroom victory on Wednesday when an appeals court ruled that drivers are subject to individual arbitration in a lawsuit over backgrou...
Trump Softens Stance on Illegals Without Criminal Records
September 06, 2016 - Donald Trump clarified his stance on immigration during a Wednesday interview, saying he'll deport illegals who have a criminal record in the U...
Toronto announces new Uber licence, background checks for drivers
September 02, 2016 - A month after contentious rules to legalize UberX were supposed to come into effect, the City of Toronto said on Tuesday that it had issued a new s...
Clinton, Trump supporters share views on background checks
August 30, 2016 - Most supporters from both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton camps favor expanding background checks to include private gun sales and at gun shows, b...
How to Pass a C.I.A. Background Check
August 22, 2016 - “Withholding information from us will not work in your favor,” says Ronald S. Patrick, deputy director of talent development at the Cen...
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