Major credit card companies are moving to make a merchant code available for firearm and ammunition retailers in order to comply with a new California law that will allow banks to potentially track suspicious gun purchases and report them to law enforcement, CBS News...
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New York’s Background Check System for Ammo Sales Facing Constant Delays and False Positives
The system is facing "massive wait times." One has to wonder if gun control advocates view this as a positive part of the law. In New York, background checks are now required to buy ammunition, and background check requests will go through the state police instead of...
Explaining the Errors in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and the Problems with Red Flag Laws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9zESruhUbI Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) questions Dr. John Lott about the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) errors and the problems with Red Flag Laws. More information on the errors in the NICS system is...
The Democrat Controlled House Passes by a 380 to 47 vote the NICS Audit that the CPRC has advocated for years
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) authored a bill that mandates an audit of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). This is not the first time that Massie has pushed this idea. Amazingly, the bill passed by a 380 to 47 vote. For years, Dr. John...
Remember Democrats’ call to ban people on the terror watch list from buying guns, now there are nearly 2 million people on the list
Remember all the calls by Democrats to ban people on the terror watch list from being able to buy guns? Well, it turns out that if those proposals had become law, nearly 2 million Americans would be banned from owning guns. Obama is calling for another measure: a ban...
Congressman Thomas Massie cites CPRC work in House Judiciary Committee Hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E21Uyubz3Lg In a House Judiciary Committee hearing on discriminatory, false positives from Facial Recognition Technology, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) raises similar concerns with the NICS background check system. Massie directly...
Congressman Thomas Massie uses CPRC work to ask FBI director about the NICS system discriminating against black and Hispanic males
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8u95FixnUA Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) asks FBI director Chris Wray about the NICS background checks discriminating against law-abiding black and Hispanic males. Massie relies on work by Dr. John Lott at the Crime Prevention...
NICS Background Checks continue to produce few legitimate cases in 2017
The George W. Bush administration promised to get tough on prosecuting prohibited people who tried to buy guns. “This incredibly high rate of false positives imposes a real burden on the most vulnerable people,” said Reagan Dunn, the first national coordinator for...
Congressman Thomas Massie uses CPRC research in Congressional hearing on background checks
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), co-chair of the Second Amendment Caucus, uses CPRC research in Congressional hearing on background checks. The great thing was that he got positive responses from Democrats on the committee about how the background check system is...
On NTD News: Understanding some of the Problems with Democrats’ Background Check Bills
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by NTD about the bill to close the "Charleston Loophole" and the costs of Universal Background Checks. Other relevant information is available here.
Congressman Thomas Massie Relies on CPRC Research on Background Checks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbsUiPn7psg On Thursday, March 11th, 2021, the House of Representatives passed two background check bills: Universal Background Checks (HR 8) and Closing the "Charleston Loophole" (HR 1446). Despite Democrats claims to the contrary, HR...
At The Daily Torch: Young widow describes life as a victim of gun control laws
CPRC Executive Director Nikki Goeser is featured in this article from the Daily Torch. December 3, 2020 Nikki and Ben had been married for one year, four months, and two days when he was shot in front of her. Now, she is a fierce gun rights advocate with an important...