Courts & Law

Biden Finalizes New Rule to Close ‘Gun Show Loophole’

Ariana Figueroa / Michigan Advance Apr 11, 2024 Legal challenges are expected against a reform requiring all gun sellers to obtain a federal license and conduct background checks. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McConnell Resists Pressure to Address Gun Violence

LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Aug 7, 2019 The president is calling for an expansion of background checks for gun sales, but the Senate leader knows such ideas have little GOP support. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sales Slump, Political Shifts Cast Shadow Over Gun Industry

LISA MARIE PANE / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2019 Gun makers and sellers gather for their top conference amid a so-called "Trump slump," with numbers down and their top priorities in limbo. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Migrant Teens at Risk as FBI Checks Are Waived for Detention Staff

GARANCE BURKE AND MARTHA MENDOZA / The Associated Press Nov 27, 2018 An AP investigation and a new federal watchdog raise questions about a Texas tent city that houses more than 2,300 young people. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Defense Department to Handle Federal Background Checks

LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated Press Jun 1, 2018 The change aims to fix a security clearance system whose weaknesses were exposed by the case of a Navy contractor who gunned down a dozen people at Washington's Navy Yard in 2013. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Floats New Gun Measures as Owners Talk ‘Betrayal’

RICHARD LARDNER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2018 His flirtation with a set of modest gun control measures after the Florida high school massacre draws swift condemnation from the gun advocates who helped elect him. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sheriff: School Officer Never Went Inside to Confront Gunman

BRENDAN FARRINGTON, GARY FINEOUT and TERRY SPENCER / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2018 Scot Peterson, the armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people, resigns after being suspended without pay and placed under investigation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Backs Raising Buyers’ Age to 21 for Broader Range of Firearms

CATHERINE LUCEY and MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2018 The president tweets his strongest stance yet after an emotional White House session where students and parents poured out wrenching tales and pleaded for action. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Seeks Ban on Gun Devices

CATHERINE LUCEY and MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2018 The president signs a memorandum directing the Justice Department to complete a review on bump stocks and propose a rule “banning all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

President Vents Over Russia Probe, Rails Against FBI

CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2018 In a rapid-fire series of tweets, Trump unloads over the Russia investigation, days after an indictment charged 13 Russians with a plot to interfere in the U.S. election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Warning Signs Weren’t Enough to Stop Suspect’s Gun Buy in Florida

RYAN J. FOLEY and DON THOMPSON / The Associated Press Feb 18, 2018 Only five states have laws allowing family, guardians or police to ask judges to temporarily strip gun rights from people showing signs of violence. Florida isn't one of them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Kelly Orders Revamp for White House Security Clearances

JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Feb 16, 2018 Donald Trump's chief of staff acknowledges mistakes in the handling of abuse allegations against a top aide but puts the onus on the FBI and the Justice Department to provide more timely updates on background checks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )