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  • Jump in FBI Gun Background Checks Indicates Rising Gun Sales

    November 12, 2015 - Statistics for NICS firearm background checks reported by the FBI on its website indicate that the system initiated 1,795,102 such checks in September, setting a record for that month. The number represented 335,739 more checks than the previous September high set in 2012 — a 23-percent increase. Another new record was set in October, with 1,976,759 background checks, which was 373,290 more than October 2014, another 23-percent increase.   While the number of background checks conducted does not exactly match the actual number of firearms sold, an increase in the number of such checks almost certainly indicates higher gun sales. If anything, the actual number of guns sold is likely to be higher, since multiple firearms...

  • Uber: Drivers who failed its background check have had Austin-issued licenses

    November 05, 2015 - Fifty-three drivers who failed background checks to become Uber drivers have been issued chauffeur’s licenses by the City of Austin, accordin...

  • Criminal background checks often inaccurate: Ohio

    November 03, 2015 - Guest columnist Shantell George is a member of the Libertarian Party of Ohio. She is a lifelong resident of Northeast Ohio. She is married with thr...

  • Getting a Job with a Criminal Record

    October 30, 2015 - Dozens of people in Peoria will get a chance at a better future.   The community resource center, MeTec, hosted an expungement and sea...

  • Just How Many People Get Guns Without a Background Check?

    October 29, 2015 - Fast-Tracked Research Is Set to Provide an Answer:   Even with an estimated 300 million firearms in civilian hands, research on guns a...

  • Statewide, police applicants failing background checks

    October 27, 2015 - For Oregon's police agencies and correctional facilities, finding new officers is becoming increasingly difficult. Scores of applicants are fai...

  • US police chiefs call for universal gun background checks

    October 26, 2015 - The nation's police chiefs are calling for universal background checks for anyone trying to purchase a firearm, saying opinion polls consistent...

  • Checkr Is Raising $30M+ For Its Background Checking API, Y Combinator Investing

    October 23, 2015 - As on-demand businesses like Uber and Instacart grow quickly, so too do the B2B startups that service their wider ecosystem. In the latest developm...


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