A Craigslist for Guns, With No Background Checks. A federal gun law passed last year gave the Biden administration a powerful new tool to increase background checks on “private” firearms sales.

Universal background check laws?: No; Background check regulations: Background checks only required for sales from federally licensed dealers Gun law strength grade: F Gun deaths in 2022: 25.5 per ...

The number of gun background checks the FBI processes has also been on the rise: almost 23.9 million in 2020 and 2021, according to the recent report, up from 16.4 million in 2018 and 2019.

The loophole allowing gun buyers to obtain firearms before federal background checks are complete has sparked renewed debate among lawmakers.

The so-called gun show loophole has for years allowed unlicensed gun dealers to sell firearms without background checks at gun shows, on the internet and out of their homes.

RELATED: Nevada gun background check bill moves to Assembly, could pass on Parkland anniversary. DPS already runs an average of about 100,000 such checks per year, ...

Maine, where more than a dozen people were killed Wednesday night in a mass shooting, does not require background checks on all gun sales and does not have “red flag” laws, according to ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two gun safety bills into law Thursday, requiring universal background checks for all gun sales and the safe storage of firearms and ammunition in homes.

LANSING — Michigan gun laws have changed, with new laws related to universal background checks, gun storage, and temporary removal of guns from people a judge deems dangerous, all taking effect ...