Several Maine cases involve people purchasing weapons for others who are prohibited from having them raises the risk of gun ...

Republicans narrowly passed Donald Trump’s sweeping budget reconciliation bill through the House Wednesday night, including a last-minute provision that would not require gun owners to register the ...

When a person attempts to buy a firearm, they must complete an ATF form, and the seller then relays information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), according to the ...

The provisions in this bill have a good chance of leading to the elimination of Form-4 applications and no more tax stamps or ...

A Phillips County woman who admitted to the straw purchase of two firearms from a Helena-West Helena pawnshop in 2020 was sentenced Friday in federal court to two years of probation.

When a person attempts to buy a firearm, they must complete an ATF form, and the seller then relays information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), according to the ...

An Arlington woman who tested positive for illegal drugs multiple times after being given a break for the unlawful purchase ...

1 False-negative background checks may be common, as it appears likely that hundreds of thousands of prohibiting events have never been reported. Other problems in the implementation and design of ...

On May 21, 2025, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced a series of policy changes initiated under the ...