/tags/background-checks Background Checks en-US Copyright Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:26:16 GMT /news/2023-02-22/nc-house-passes-bill-that-eases-pistol-permitting Pistol purchases would no longer need a permit from sheriff’s offices under a bill that passed the North Carolina House on Wednesday. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:26:16 GMT /news/2023-02-22/nc-house-passes-bill-that-eases-pistol-permitting Colin Campbell /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-10-22/technology-digital-domestic-abuse-emotional-violence-relationship-spy-stalkerware-abuser-tech-apps-devices-location-tracking-power-control-survivor-background-check-network-hotline Host Anita Rao talks to survivors and experts about how technology is enabling domestic abuse — and what cybersecurity experts, tech companies and advocates are doing about it.⁠ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:07:38 GMT /show/embodied-radio-show/2021-10-22/technology-digital-domestic-abuse-emotional-violence-relationship-spy-stalkerware-abuser-tech-apps-devices-location-tracking-power-control-survivor-background-check-network-hotline Anita Rao, Josie Taris /law/2020-06-24/do-universal-background-checks-prevent-gun-violence Are they even effective? Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:34:53 GMT /law/2020-06-24/do-universal-background-checks-prevent-gun-violence Lisa Dunn /2020-01-07/background-checks-vs-gun-sales-2019-data-spiked-but-sales-likely-only-made-modest-gains Every time someone buys a gun from a federally licensed firearms dealer their name is run through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). And according to the FBI’s data, 2019 could be a record year for the number of those checks. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 23:38:52 GMT /2020-01-07/background-checks-vs-gun-sales-2019-data-spiked-but-sales-likely-only-made-modest-gains Heath Druzin /politics/2016-06-17/political-perspectives-at-home-and-abroad Democrats in the Senate hold the floor in a 14-hour filibuster designed to force a vote on gun regulations. The measures, expected for votes next week,… Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:23:16 GMT /politics/2016-06-17/political-perspectives-at-home-and-abroad Laura Lee, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-06-17/political-perspectives-at-home-and-abroad Democrats in the Senate hold the floor in a 14-hour filibuster designed to force a vote on gun regulations. The measures, expected for votes next week,… Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:23:16 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-06-17/political-perspectives-at-home-and-abroad Laura Lee, Frank Stasio /law/2016-01-07/new-laws-in-north-carolina A new year means new laws on the books. The state now requires doctors performing abortions after the 16th week to send ultrasounds to state health… Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:04:18 GMT /law/2016-01-07/new-laws-in-north-carolina Andrew Tie /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-07/new-laws-in-north-carolina A new year means new laws on the books. The state now requires doctors performing abortions after the 16th week to send ultrasounds to state health… Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:04:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-01-07/new-laws-in-north-carolina Frank Stasio