background checking
FBI shows rise in background checks
purchasing guns on Black Friday of this year, it seems there was no letting off by gun-seekers. FBI background check records show December was a record month for gun sales in the United States. Devon Sustaire with City Pawn Shop in Jacksonville said gun sales at the store reflected the national trend, according to the Jacksonville…
Read MoreAlmost a third of Americans arrested by the age of 23
New York Times this week claims that almost a third (30.2%) of Americans have been arrested by the age of 23. Had you been posed such a question, what would your guess have been? No doubt a lower number than this. “This estimate provides a real sense that the proportion of people who have criminal…
Read MoreColorado police in background screening trouble
background screening being “less than favorable”. A lawsuit filed by David Christopher Dalgarn – a man shot by former Grand County Sheriff’s Deputy Rochalle Rooks – has yet again pointed the spotlight at the background checking failures that we are seeing time and time again. In this case, Rooks rammed Dalgarn’s car, then shot him,…
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