Federal appeals court upholds Maine’s three-day waiting period to buy a gun

On Friday, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maine’s 2024 law requiring a three-day waiting period after a federal ...
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Murphy reintroduces bill to expand background checks for gun purchases

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has reintroduced legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases. The bill would force unlicensed and private gun sellers to conduct a background check prior ...
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I-1639, federal changes reshape Washington’s gun-purchase background checks

But I-1639 isn't the only change coming. This year, the FBI — which manages the nationwide background-checks database — announced it would end its so-called "courtesy checks" that allow Washington's ...
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The newest push to standardize gun shop ID checks—and the privacy backlash starting to build

Gun policy is increasingly being written not just in legislatures and at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but in the checkout line. As you walk into a gun shop or click through ...