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People on terrorist watch list still pass gun background check 91 percent of the time
July 01, 2016 - Being on the terrorist watch list may sound like it should be a roadblock when buying a weapon. You’re going to hand an assault rifle to someone who isn’t even allowed to fly in coach? Well, yes—because right now being on the watch list isn’t even a factor when undergoing a background check for gun purchases. Democrats have tried to bring this into consideration on multiple occasions, including using a parliamentary maneuver to force a vote on the proposal last year. The bill in question was actually authored by Republicans, but Republicans voted to block it from being considered. Democrats got an actual bill on the floor in the Senate, where it was also voted down along party lines. ...
What Is The Hardest Aspect Of Pre-Employment Screening?
June 30, 2016 - What is the hardest aspect of pre-employment screening? In talking with a number of owners of small and medium-sized businesses it seems that the h...
Amendment would erase criminal record for sex-trafficking victims in Mass.
June 29, 2016 - Local nonprofit leaders are mobilizing to encourage legislators to pass an amendment that would give victims of sex trafficking — such as for...
CCW holders can use permit as instant background check to buy guns
June 27, 2016 - Ohio is now one of 25 states in which gun owners no longer will have to submit to additional background checks for gun purchases. Oh...
Chicago City Council Considers FBI Background Checks for Uber, Lyft
June 24, 2016 - According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, the City Council is considering an ordinance that would require ride-hailing companies, such...
Uber to Pay $7.5M in Driver Background Check Lawsuit
June 22, 2016 - For Uber, the cost of doing business this week just went up a couple million. The app-based car service has agreed to pay $7.5 milli...
Gun shop owner: Orlando shooter passed background check
June 21, 2016 - The owner of a Florida gun shop where Orlando gunman Omar Mateen legally purchased weapons said the shooter passed a full background check. &nb...
our States Still Barely Report Mental Health Records to the FBI’s Background Check System
June 15, 2016 - A shooting that grievously injured two New Hampshire police officers has shocked the state, and split politicians over whether to report mental hea...
The gun used in the Orlando shooting is becoming mass shooters’ weapon of choice
June 14, 2016 - Six months ago, in San Bernardino, Calif., a man and woman armed with assault-style rifles killed 14 people and wounded 20 others at a holiday part...
Common Application changing question on criminal record
June 09, 2016 - The Common Application used for college admissions at more than 600 institutions is changing a question it asks about student criminal records, as...
City Launches Initiative to Expunge Criminal Records and Help with Job Searches
June 06, 2016 - Criminal records can often be an impediment to getting hired. The City of Detroit wants to change that. On Saturday, the city, along...
Florida Criminal Records Available on the Internet
June 03, 2016 - Every day, we meet new people. Strangers. These may be people we’ll be dealing with for some months or years, or these may be those that only...
Why Colleges Should Go ‘Beyond the Box’ and Stop Criminal Record Screenings
June 01, 2016 - The Ban the Box movement has been advocating for employers to stop asking about criminal history during the application process. Many formerly inca...
Uber Driver Charged With Attempted Murder Had an ‘Extensive Criminal Record’
May 31, 2016 - It seems like an Uber driver is charged with a violent crime nearly every day. It’s not a stretch—just three days ago, we reported on a...
Another View: Background check question would be reasonable regulation
May 30, 2016 - A column in the May 17 newspaper by David Trahan, executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, uses a contrived example of a frie...
Federal government urges colleges to limit inquiries about criminal records
May 26, 2016 - Colleges should limit their use of questions about criminal records in the admissions process because the inquiries may unfairly deter many disadva...
Removing criminal record box from job applications could offer new hope for ex-offenders
May 25, 2016 - Asking job applicants to reveal criminal histories later in the hiring process could help former offenders break out of a lifelong cycle that leave...
Fair Housing and Criminal Background Checks
May 23, 2016 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development published Fair Housing Act guidance (link is external) on April 4 that has raised concerns for hous...
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