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About one-fifth of gun buyers don't get background checks
January 09, 2017 - About one in five gun owners in the U.S. said they purchased a firearm in the previous two years without undergoing a background check, according to a new study. The result, from a 2015 survey, is an improvement, according to lead author Dr. Matthew Miller, of Northeastern University in Boston. A similar study conducted in 1994 suggested about two in five gun owners bought firearms without being vetted. The earlier study didn't directly ask about background checks, however. Respondents only reported whether they purchased their firearms from a federally licensed dealer. "We wanted to address this head on and directly," Miller told Reuters Health. The U.S. requires...
Background checks for daycare centers begin with a finger print
January 06, 2017 - “We try to make things as safe as possible for children so the parents can be ensured there's a safe environment there,” said Tom S...
EEOC Settles Lawsuit Over Record Keeping of Criminal Background Checks
January 05, 2017 - A nationwide provider of janitorial and facilities management services will adopt significant changes to its record-keeping practices related to th...
Nevada's voter-OK'ed gun background checks blocked
January 03, 2017 - The expansion of gun background checks approved by Nevada voters last month will not happen as expected, based on an opinion released Wednesday by...
Florida Bill Seeks to Avoid Juvenile Criminal Records
December 30, 2016 - A new bill could help some juveniles in Florida avoid criminal records. If passed, it would require law enforcement to issue civil c...
States with background checks less likely to have gun violence in schools
December 28, 2016 - School shootings used to happen about once a year. Between 2013 and 2015, however, a shooting occurred on average once a week in the U.S. ...
Maryland Uber riders rejoice: the ride-sharing giant isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
December 26, 2016 - Less than a month after Uber threatened to leave this state if it upheld a fingerprint-based background check requirement, state regulators said Th...
NYCHA Stops Discriminating Against New Yorkers With Criminal Records
December 22, 2016 - Because he had a criminal record, he was barred from living with his wife and sons in the St. Nicholas Houses in Harlem, and the New York City Hous...
State records: Birmingham City Schools knew about employee's criminal history when hired
December 20, 2016 - A Birmingham City Schools employee recently busted for multiple crimes has a lengthy criminal history – and now, state records reveal that th...
Can gun background checks help prevent school shootings?
December 19, 2016 - The chance a child will get shot at school is significantly lower if their state has mandatory background checks, according to a study released Wed...
New Pennsylvania law hides some criminal records from prying eyes
December 16, 2016 - Putting the folly of your misspent youth behind you just got easier in Pennsylvania as a new law designed to hide old, minor criminal records from...
Don't Be Fooled By Background Check Data, Growth Will Slow For Gunmakers
December 14, 2016 - Black Friday may have pulled gun sales forward as the firearms industry corrects to a more normalized growth trajectory. Gun buyers...
San Antonio "Bans the Box," Won't Ask About Criminal History On City Job Applications
December 13, 2016 - When District 4 Councilman Rey Saldaña campaigned for reelection in 2013, he kept running into the same roadblock: Many of his Southwest Sid...
Criminal history checks for Santa? Security experts say it's common practice
December 12, 2016 - Security experts and members of the Michigan Association of Professional Santas (MAPS) say it's not irrational to do criminal background checks...
Pennsylvania Has New Criminal Record Sealing Law
December 09, 2016 - Gov. Tom Wolf has reminded Pennsylvanians that Act 5 of 2016 is now in effect, which expands criminal record sealing for many low-level misdemeanor...
Obama finalizes regulation to ‘ban the box’ on hiring job applicants with criminal records
December 08, 2016 - The Obama administration finalized a regulation Wednesday to prevent the federal government from asking job applicants about criminal records until...
State-Approved Background Checks For Uber And Lyft Drivers To Start In January
December 06, 2016 - Uber and Lyft drivers will need to pass state-approved criminal background checks by April if they want to continue driving in Massachusetts. &...
There Aren’t 2 To 3 Million Undocumented Immigrants With Criminal Records For Trump To Deport
December 02, 2016 - Donald Trump wants to immediately deport 2 million to 3 million undocumented immigrants with criminal records. One problem: There almost certainly...
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