Gun control proponents see them as key part of controlling gun violence. Dec. 24, 2012 — -- Editor's Note: This post is part of a larger series by ABC News examining the complex legal, political ...

The Brady Law, the landmark Clinton-era legislation that instituted background checks for all licensed gun purchases, has its 20 th birthday on Friday. And instead of cake and ice cream, the Brady ...

A federal judge has ruled that California cannot enforce a law requiring people to undergo background checks to buy ammunition, declaring it unconstitutional. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Roger ...

Listen carefully to how President Donald Trump answered a question Sunday about his support for expanded gun control measures: “So, Congress is working on that. They have bipartisan committees working ...

The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill unveiled Wednesday would incentivize increased background checks and stipulates the Center for Disease Control and Prevention can research gun ...

In the most high-profile congressional vote on gun control in years, House Democrats are set to pass a bipartisan measure this week that mandates federal background checks on all gun sales, including ...

Under heavy pressure from an influential gun-control group, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday that he would introduce legislation expanding universal background checks — following through on a ...

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It’s time for Americans to demand a vote in Congress on meaningful gun control legislation. The mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia in the last week are only the latest of what has become a decades ...

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WASHINGTON – The House on Wednesday will hold its first major vote on gun control legislation in years, bringing to the floor two bills aimed at strengthening the background check system for gun ...