The national background check system was established as ... someone wants to purchase a firearm. Prospective gun buyers must fill out a form from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and ...

The loophole allowing gun buyers to obtain firearms before federal background checks are complete has sparked renewed debate ...

A new law that took effect earlier this week expands background checks to most ... person receiving the firearm needs a permit and both parties need to either fill out a form making a record ...

Gun stores skeptical Roney shakes his head at some of the provisions of current and impending laws on the background check process. The background check form requires the applicant to provide such ...

If a Delaware gun store had done its job, Hunter Biden never would have bought the gun that resulted in his felony conviction ...

also known as ATF Form 4473, is essentially an application to buy a gun from a licensed dealer. It’s used for a quick background check to make sure the buyer isn’t legally prohibited from ...

Re “Biden issues pardon for son Hunter” (Dec. 2): Politics aside, the Hunter Biden conviction and pardon have shined the light on the absurdity of the federal gun background check form.

That background check begins with the potential purchaser filling out a form: a firearm transaction record. That form has several disqualifying questions on it that could stop the process before ...

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said the suspect tried to buy a handgun at Scheels in Colorado Springs in November.