If you're new to our site, please consider subscribing to our full RSS feed. Subscribe now, and you will get an offer that's only available to folks who read our feed! National Instant Criminal Background Check System ACRONYM: NICS ORIGINATOR: Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice Major Organization Subdivision: Federal Bureau of Investigation Minor Organization Subdivision: Criminal Justice Information Services [...]

Background checks aren’t perfect, as we all know. They can’t absolutely predict future behavior; the Blacksburg killer at Virginia Tech (summer, 2007) may well have passed one, for example. No gun law, however, can claim to prevent future acts of violence. A universal check would be valuable in the sense that it would restrict access [...]

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Brady Act Requirements In November 1993, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (Brady Act), Public Law 103-159, was signed into law requiring Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to request background checks on individuals attempting to purchase a firearm. The permanent provisions of the Brady Act, which went into effect on November 30, 1998, required the [...]