Gun Background Check Bill
H.R.1446 - Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 117th ... - Congress
Passed House (03/11/2021) Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (Sec. 2) This bill revises background check requirements applicable to proposed firearm transfers from a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a licensed gun dealer) to an unlicensed person.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1446
H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 116th ... - Congress
This bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8
House approves gun control bills expanding background checks
The bill would increase the amount of time firearm sellers must wait to receive a completed background check before transferring a firearm to an unlicensed buyer from three days to 10 days. It...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-background-check-bills-house-passes/
House passes 2 gun sale background check bills - ABC News
The House voted 219-210, mostly along party lines, to pass a gun control measure introduced by Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C to extend the the waiting period for background checks to 10 days. The bill would close the "Charleston loophole," which allows the sale of a gun if a background check hasn’t been done in three days.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-passes-gun-sale-background-check-bills/story?id=76387307
What the “Universal Background Check” Bill Means for Gun Owners
H.R. 1446, the second gun control bill passed by the House, would increase the amount of time the FBI has to complete a background check. Right now, if a background check is not completed within three business days, a gun dealer may transfer a firearm to a buyer. H.R. 1446 would increase that time window to a maximum of 20 business days.
https://www.themeateater.com/hunt/firearm-hunting/what-the-universal-background-check-bill-means-for-gun-owners
House passes gun legislation that would expand background checks
Washington (CNN) The House passed gun legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional move on significant gun control since Democrats...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/11/politics/background-checks-gun-bills-house-vote/index.html
Biden backs House gun background check bills that would tighten ...
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., and 131 cosponsors this month introduced H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, which would require a background check for every firearm sale. The...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-gun-background-check-bills
Gun background check bill fails in Arizona Senate - FOX 10 Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) - Minority Democrats in the Arizona Senate used a procedural move Tuesday to force a vote on legislation that would require background checks for any firearm purchase. The move came a...
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/gun-background-check-bill-fails-in-arizona-senate
H.R. 8 gun background check bill probably won’t pass, even after Uvalde
The bill, also known as the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, was championed by Democrats after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting that left 26 dead nearly a decade ago and passed by the...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/26/uvalde-shooting-background-checks-hr8-senate/
Gun background check bill heading for approval in the U.S. House
The expanded background check bill would require FBI background checks of prospective buyers for individual gun sales on the Internet and at gun shows. Right now, if a background check is not completed in three days, the weapon is sold anyway. The bill would extend that three-day deadline to as many as 20 business days to close the ...
https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/gun-background-check-bill-heading-for-approval-in-the-us-house