universal background checks

President Joe Biden called for an “assault weapons” ban Monday, just hours after an alleged handgun attack in Madison, Wisconsin, at Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS).

On Sunday, Democrat presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris admitted she wants some guns banned and supports pre-crime firearm confiscation, yet she still claimed to be pro-Second Amendment.

Kamala Harris criticized the lack of registration for handgun sales on Tuesday at the National Association of Black Journalists.

Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris released policy positions Sunday under the banner of ‘A New Way Forward,’ and the positions include the same old gun controls President Joe Biden wanted.

The Democrat platform pledges implementation of universal background checks, red flag laws, and other California-style gun controls. 

During their first joint campaign appearance in Philadelphia, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz pushed a ban on AR-15s and other firearms that Democrats refer to as “assault weapons.”

VP pick Tim Walz wants the three central gun controls that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have spent years pushing in Washington, DC.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a “public health crisis” Tuesday, pushing a ban on certain firearms and calling for the implementation of universal background checks. 

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden used a post to X to push gun storage laws, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and the ability to sue firearm manufacturers over the criminal use of guns. 

ATF Director Steven Dettelbach could not define a precise threshold for when private citizens are considered “engaged in the business” of selling guns during a House Judiciary hearing on Thursday.

Rep. Matt Gaetz roasted ATF Director Steven Dettelbach for referencing Sen. John Cornyn as a trustworthy Second Amendment source. 

Forty-five Republican senators have put forward a resolution intended to block the ATF’s universal background check rule.

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) spoke exclusively with Breitbart News about his plans to introduce a resolution Thursday to make the ATF’s universal background check rule of “no force or effect.” 

Breitbart News reported that four gunmen in two cars ambushed a convoy of government vehicles transporting a convicted criminal from court back to prison in France on Tuesday morning. 

U.S. District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk granted the GOA’s request for an “expedited briefing” on the ATF’s background check rule.

The Orange County Register’s editorial board mocked Gavin Newsom’s failed push for a gun control amendment to the Constitution. 

Kamala Harris posted a video to X on Thursday in which she praised the ATF’s proposed rule forcing background checks on private gun sales.

A proposed rule from the ATF will force private gun sellers to use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to sell their guns.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) echoed President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) gun control push by calling for national passage of the same laws that have been failing to stop high profile shootings in California for more than 30 years.

The whistleblower group Empower Oversight is warning that the ATF’s pending rule implementing universal background checks violates the law. 

New Mexico’s San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence (NMPGV) violated the state’s universal background check law to acquire firearms the group highlighted on social media.

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) introduced legislation Wednesday to block funding for the ATF’s proposed universal background check rule.

The ATF, under pressure from GOP House members, agreed to accept 40,000 additional petitions against the agency’s background check rule.

An Oregon judge issued a permanent injunction against magazine capacity restrictions and a permit-to-purchase requirement for firearm buyers.

ATF director Steven Dettelbach told Harvard Magazine one of his wish list items is a renewed ban on “assault weapons.”

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) told Breitbart News that he has an amendment prepared to defund the ATF’s proposed universal background check rule.

The White House released a Fact Sheet on the universal background check rule announced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Thursday, describing the rule as “life-saving.”

Joe Biden’s ATF announced a proposed rule Thursday requiring universal background checks, which Congress has rejected for more than 20 years.

Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to Saturday’s shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, by pushing gun control that would not have prevented the attack. 

President Joe Biden boasted on August 17 about the number of times he has used executive action to institute gun control.

Gabby Giffords’ gun control group, Giffords, is cheering executive gun controls expected to come from the Biden Administration soon. 

Gun Owners of America (GOA) sounded the alarm Tuesday with a warning the Biden Administration is planning executive action to put universal background checks in place.

Fact Check: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed on Sunday that gun violence is the leading cause of death for children.

President Biden responded to Fourth of July weekend gun violence in numerous Democrat-run cities by pushing an “assault weapons” ban, “high capacity” magazine ban, universal background checks, and more. 

Maine State Rep. Suzanne Salisbury (D) voiced support for gun control measures moving through the state legislature, suggesting lawmakers have to look beyond the Second Amendment and act in light of “real world experience.”

Three people were shot and killed in Farmington, New Mexico, despite the state’s red flag and universal background check laws.