background checks
CYBER: Inflection Is the Background Check Company Making Decisions for Uber and Airbnb
The background checker is quick, automated, and all but impossible to talk to.
‘Consumers Get Screwed’: Airbnb’s and Uber’s Background-Check Company Keeps Getting Sued
A widely used background check company has been sued numerous times for mishandling criminal records and including false information on its reports.
Banished for an Unleashed Dog: Airbnb Bans Bewilder Guests and Hosts
Airbnb customers say they are being permanently banned after background checks reveal minor offenses like broken tail lights and old misdemeanors.
Airbnb Banned, Then Reinstated, A Councilperson for a Nine-Year-Old Misdemeanor
A "criminal records match" turned into a ban on booking and hosting for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania councilperson Bethany Hallam.
Democrats Just Introduced the First Major Gun Safety Bill of the Biden Era
The new legislation would close some loopholes for background checks.
The U.S. Truly Has No Idea How Many People Buy Guns Without Background Checks
The Odessa shooter bought his gun from a private seller after failing a federal background check.
It’s Now or Never for Gun Control in Congress
“This is a simple question: Is President Trump willing to endorse a background check proposal that the NRA opposes?”
The Charleston Shooter Should Never Have Been Able to Get a Gun. Now, Victims' Families Can Sue the Government Over It.
A federal court reversed a ruling that argued the government couldn’t be held responsible for background-check loopholes.
America Is Saying “Do Something” on Gun Control. Washington Isn’t in a Hurry.
Mitch McConnell indicated background checks are on the table when the Senate reconvenes on Sept. 6
Congress Members Who Toured Shelters for Migrant Kids Were Concerned by What They Didn't See
"We saw an empty dormitory that had been made up very nicely. We saw a cafeteria: empty. We saw an auditorium: empty"
An Ex-FBI Agent Explains Everything Wrong with the Kavanaugh Probe
From witnesses being able to just avoid the feds until the clock runs out to hamstrung agents and an enraged public, it could get ugly.
Here’s how Trump just broke with the NRA — kind of
The NRA has for months supported most of the gun reforms Trump backed this week.