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After speaking with gun safety experts, state and local leaders on Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced his five-part strategy to curb the spike in gun violence, including bolstering background check protocols, investing in community violence interventions and cracking down on gun dealers who skirt gun laws. “If you willfully sell a gun to someone who’s prohibited from possessing it, if...

Senate Democrats say they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from it its second mass shooting in a week

Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades and they’re starting with stricter background checks

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura has the information you need to know if you want to see your background check.

The number of background checks for firearms in the month of April remained high amid fears from the coronavirus pandemic.