Politics Here's the new plan to boost background checks for guns bought at shows or online The Justice Department's new rule requires background checks for all gun sales, not just ones sold at gun stores. Attorney General Merrick Garland said it will save lives. Deepa Shivaram
Politics Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week Negotiations have narrowed proposals to address school safety, standards for safe gun storage, federal support for mental health programs and incentives for states to create red flag laws. Ximena Bustillo Kelsey Snell
Politics Biden Urges Immediate Action From Senate On Gun Bills After Colorado Shooting The president said the upper chamber needs to pass legislation approved by the House earlier this month, which would tighten gun laws including background checks. Dana Farrington
National Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time. Chris Arnold
National Amid Virus Fears And Protests, Firearm Background Checks Hit All-Time High The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March. Brakkton Booker
National March For Our Lives Unveils Gun Control Plan The group says its plan could prevent 200,000 gun deaths over 10 years. It calls for creating a national registry and starting a buyback program and creating a national gun czar. Brakkton Booker
Politics Americans Largely Support Gun Restrictions To 'Do Something' About Gun Violence President Trump says he supports "really intelligent background checks." It's unclear what exactly that means, but support for universal background checks is near universal among Americans. Domenico Montanaro
Politics With NRA's Internal Turmoil, Opponents See Opportunity To Advance Gun Restrictions Gun control groups say the National Rifle Association has been "distracted" by recent investigations, financial troubles and turnover. But the organization clearly still holds sway in Washington, D.C. Tim Mak
Politics House Passes Second Gun Background Check Bill In As Many Days The measure seeks to close the so-called "Charleston loophole" that allowed an avowed white supremacist to buy a gun he used to kill 9 parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston. S.C., in 2015. Brakkton Booker Martin Kaste
Politics NRA Facing Most Formidable Opposition Yet, A Year After Parkland The gun rights group says it has more dues-paying members than any other grassroots organization, but shifting power in Congress and changing public opinions on gun laws may present challenges. Tim Mak
