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Background checks for gun purchases are supposed to be quick, but in some parts of the country they are stretching from minutes into days or even weeks. When that happens, you are left in limbo, ...

When federal systems slow or stall, it can feel like the floor drops out from under your hiring process. E-Verify backlogs, federal record delays, and the ticking clock on background check data can ...

Conducting a self background check can identify problem areas way before potential employers or landlords search you up.

Gun buyers at Roy Bennett's Lone Star Gun and Indoor Range in Lumberton are required by law to fill out a form for a federal background check. The check is to ensure the applicant has no criminal ...

The New Jersey Department of Health failed to ensure workers at some nursing homes underwent background checks needed to ensure they did not have criminal records that disqualified them from the job, ...

Gun control advocates and President Obama will be pleased about Wednesday's bipartisan compromise broadening criminal background checks for gun sales. Opponents criticize the move, suggesting it ...

Gun control efforts in California took a big hit on Thursday as the 9th Circuit Court struck down a state law requiring background checks to buy ammunition. While some say this is a step back for gun ...

While original background checks only focus on a snapshot in time and prior history, the new system is dynamic and can update ...