The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has reached a $144 million agreement in principle to settle civil cases stemming from a 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, which left 26 dead. Officials said the settlements will resolve claims from more than 75 plaintiffs, who alleged “the Air Force was […]
DOJ agrees to $144M settlement in Sutherland Springs shooting civil cases alleging background check negligence
April 7, 2023 by
Incoming GOP Congressman George Santos Admits He Lied About Significant Portions of His Background
January 11, 2023 by
Incoming Republican Congressman George Santos admitted this week that he lied about significant portions of his background, including his work and education histories. Last week, a New York Times investigation revealed that Santos may have lied about his résumé as well as other alleged unsavory details about his past. On top of claiming that he attended
Penalties for Lying on ATF Background Check Form – As Hunter Biden Allegedly Did – Include Fines, Jail Time
March 28, 2021 by
Amid reports Hunter Biden may have given false information on an ATF background check form, it is notable that the punishment for false answers on that form includes fines up to $250,000 and/or ten years of imprisonment. ATF Form 4473 is the background check each would-be gun buyer fills out upon trying to buy a…
BOMBSHELL: Obama’s DOJ Forced Deletion Of 500,000 Fugitives From Gun Background Check System.
March 16, 2018 by
On Wednesday, acting FBI deputy director David Bowdich testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that former President Barack Obama’s Department of Justice forced the FBI to delete over 500,000 fugitives, who had outstanding arrest warrants, from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). “It’s my understanding that under federal law fugitives cannot legally […]
Obama DOJ Forced FBI To Delete 500,000 Fugitives From Background Check Database.
March 15, 2018 by
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department under Barack Obama directed the FBI to drop more than 500,000 names of fugitives with outstanding arrest warrants from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, acting FBI deputy director David Bowdich testified Wednesday. Fugitives from justice are barred from buying a firearm under federal law. But what is a […]
WH: Trump supports efforts to improve gun background checks.
February 19, 2018 by
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump indicated Monday he supports gun-background-check legislation in response to last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school. “The president is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background check system,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. The statement comes five days after a gunman […]
Number of Background Checks Set New Record on Black Friday.
November 28, 2017 by
The number of background checks performed during the Black Friday holiday sale reached an all-time high, shattering the previous all-time highs set on Black Friday in 2015 and 2016 by almost 20,000. In total, the FBI received 203,086 requests as pro-second amendment shoppers capitalized on sales. As reported by USA Today, the number of requests […]
Report: Jihadi Bride Passed 3 Visa Background Checks Despite Online Posts About Violent Jihad
December 13, 2015 by
Tashfeen Malik, the Pakistani woman who killed 14 people with her husband in San Bernardino earlier this month, openly advocated violent jihad on her social media accounts before coming to the U.S., but government officials approved her fiancee visa anyway, The New York Times reports. Law enforcement officials discovered the posts, according to The […]
San Bernardino jihad killer was given green card after background checks from FBI and DHS
December 4, 2015 by
This speaks volumes. It is a stunning indictment of Obama’s scheme to flood the U.S. with hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. He says they will all be “vetted.” How is he going to “vet” them? The FBI and DHS vetted Tashfeen Malik, and now 14 Americans are dead. “Rampage killers led secret life, hiding […]
Obama Weighing Executive Order to Expand Background Checks to Some Private Gun Sales
October 10, 2015 by
Eight days after a gunman opened fire in Roseburg, Oregon, with weapons acquired through a background check, President Obama is weighing the option of using an executive order to circumvent Congress and make background checks a requirement for certain private sellers. According to The Hill, a White House official has confirmed that the executive order […]