Background Checks

The proposed package in the Illinois House would combine the Firearm Owner Identification card and concealed carry license. It would also automatically renew FOID cards for those obtaining a concealed carry permit or voluntarily submitting their fingerprints and create an online portal of “prohibited persons.”

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 8, 2013 - St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley says a recently passed ordinance mandating…

Tenele Griffon rested his head on an umbrella as he sat on a wooden bench at the end of a line of people in DuBourg Hall at Saint Louis University. He was…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 13, 2013 - Two Democratic U.S. senators condemned the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: WASHINGTON – In a severe blow to efforts to tighten the nation’s gun control laws, the U.S. Senate on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 15, 2013 - (The following is a letter recently sent) I am writing regarding the National Rifle…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 10, 2013 - On Thursday, the Senate voted 68 - 31 to rebuff initial delaying tactics and clear…

Missouri’s U.S. Senators are divided on a bill that would expand background checks to more gun buyers. Republican Blunt has indicated that he does not…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 9, 2013 - WASHINGTON – With speeches, ads and new vote ratings, advocates of new laws to stem…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 16, 2013 - WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s ambitious proposals to curb gun violence were…