HAS NOT MADE IT INTO BACKGROUND CHECKS AS OFFICIALS RUNNING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GRANITE STATERS BUYING FIREARMS FROM LICENSED DEALERS HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN THE NATIONAL INSTANT CHECK ...

BUT WE’RE NOT GETTING A CLEAR ANSWER FROM THE STATE, IF ANY MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION IS REPORTED TO THE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. DHHS SAYS THE LAW PREVENTS THEM FROM SHARING THE PROTECTED ...

The deadly shooting rampage in Maine is highlighting the importance of mental health for those with a military background. The suspect, Robert Card, 40, is a U.S. Army reservist with a history of ...

Lawmakers tried in 2009 to require that the state report all court-ordered mental health hospitalizations to a federal gun background check system. Juveniles have been left out. Thousands of roses ...

“Clearly the current system is not working and Chief Haas and the gunman died as a result,” Hinck said during a legislative hearing to strengthen mental health background checks for firearms.

While Tennessee monitors adult cases, juvenile mental health court records are not reported to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background System. A spokesperson for the Tennessee ...

Texas lawmakers are working to plug a gap in a 2009 law that was meant to keep people with a history of serious mental health issues ... from the national firearms background check system.

ALBANY — An Ulster County woman filed a lawsuit in federal court last week that challenges New York’s interpretation of a law that bans people who may have a mental health disorder from ...

A bipartisan bill to require New Hampshire to share more information with the FBI’s gun background check database ... Anyone who voluntarily seeks mental health treatment, including at inpatient ...

Phil Murphy's administration to ensure all mental health counselors that treat children undergo criminal background checks after an audit that was released Thursday confirmed it wasn't happening.