Licensed gun sellers use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, NICS, to determine people’s eligibility to purchase firearms. The system consists of three databases that contain ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The government is getting ready to test a new risk-detection system that would check background information and assign a threat level to everyone who buys a ticket for a commercial ...

Facebook is asking the quasi-independent Oversight Board for guidance regarding the platform’s “cross-check” content moderation system for high-profile users after a recent report claimed the system ...

SYSTEM. THAT’S RIGHT, JEN. UNDER FEDERAL LAW, SOMEONE WHO HAS A SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH RECORD SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE NICS DATABASE. BUT THERE’S NO MECHANISM TO DO THAT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. SO THAT BILL ...

Two government officials said Tuesday that pending changes to the federal background check system could soon reduce the amount of time it takes to onboard new agency employees, assuming the changes ...

OUR NEWSROOM. AND, HANNAH, YOU’VE BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS FOR TWO DAYS NOW. WELL, JAMIE, WHEN YOU GO TO BUY A GUN, YOU HAVE TO ANSWER A YES OR NO QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER YOU’VE BEEN ADJUDICATED AS A ...

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee’s Instant Check System has been down for days, causing sales losses for gun store owners across the state. The firearm purchase login page for Tennessee ...

Last month, Discord quickly backpedaled after it announced that an age-verification system would roll out globally. Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified ...

Viral Instagram post: “They removed your ability to go buy firearms the day of election.” The Nov. 8 video features a man addressing the camera while standing in a wooded area. He mentions "voting ...