Background checks have been required for the purchase of firearms from federally licensed dealers since 1998 under the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a pair of bills to expand background checks for gun purchasers over objections from Republicans led by Ohio Republican Rep ...

As President Donald Trump expressed support for enhanced background checks for gun buyers after mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman said he’d favor some ways ...

Legislation to expand background checks to private sales in Ohio have gone nowhere at the Statehouse. But 20 states and Washington D.C. requires checks for private sales for some or all guns.

Federally licensed gun stores use the National Instant Criminal Background System, or NICS, to check if a gun buyer is prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm. In 2015, a committee of ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine proposed a "red flag" law to remove guns from potentially violent people and universal background checks for gun sales. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reveals details of a new streamlined and accurate process for background checks with entering warrants and protection orders. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

A gun safety group hoping to change Ohio law to require background checks on virtually all guns sales is trying again to clear an initial hurdle and get its petition summary approved.

Ohio officials are pushing to strengthen the state and federal background check systems in an effort to stop people from getting guns when they have outstanding violent warrants.. Gov. Mike DeWine ...