Handguns sit in a display case for sale at a Pawn Shop in Mesquite, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. There is near universal agreement that certain people, those who have been convicted of a felony, ...

A San Diego federal judge on Wednesday again struck down a state law that required background checks for nearly all purchases of firearm ammunition and barred California residents from bringing home ...

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A bipartisan pair of senators announced an agreement Wednesday to expand background checks on commercial firearm sales, a compromise that could bolster the chances of a gun-control package passing the ...

A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, ...

A Southern California federal judge with a history of pro-gun rulings issued another such decision this week, preventing the state’s ammunition background check from being enforced. Judge Roger ...

A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated California’s ammunition background check law that a U.S. district judge in San Diego struck down as unconstitutional last week. Attorney General Rob ...

A voter-backed California law requiring background checks for people who buy bullets is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to the state’s efforts to combat gun violence ...

Independent contractors can pose safety and security risks as much as employees. Some go into customer homes. Others have access to personally identifiable information and proprietary business ...

Employers in Tennessee face a complex legal landscape when conducting background checks on job applicants. Ensuring compliance with state and federal laws is essential to mitigate legal risks and ...

The House passed two gun sale reform bills earlier this month. As the nation reels from two mass shootings in less than a week, Democratic senators have committed to passing gun control legislation, ...