The answer: 22 percent obtained their gun without a background check. That’s barely half of the 40 percent figure that has gained wide currency for more than two decades.

Like many other politicians before him, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., repeated a false claim that 40 percent of guns are sold without a background checks. "We have to end the absurdity of the ...

PolitiFact Florida, How often are guns sold without background checks? March 16, 2017. PolitiFact Virginia, McAuliffe says 40 percent of U.S. gun sales escape background checks, Nov. 2, 2015.

But “if you know that the background check is no longer very rigorous, you might give it a shot.” Like so many potential ...

But for years, the availability of guns without background checks in states like Texas have given those restrictions limited impact. In 2005, for example, CNN correspondent Drew Griffin found it ...

“We have to end the absurdity of the gun show loophole. Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on NBC’s “Meet ...

Today the internet provides a mechanism to facilitate countless private sales without a background check, no questions asked.” Until April 2011, Armslist had operated largely under the radar ...

Democrats want Trump to reveal who he’s giving security clearances to without background checks Democrats want the White House to release the list of people who are now viewing the nation's secrets ...

States regularly require background checks before issuing a license, say, to an elder-care worker. But afterward, it’s up to the employer to make sure the employee maintains the license.

Thousands of Albuquerque Public Schools employees are still without background checks.One of the district's recent deputy superintendent hires was facing trial for sexually abusing kids. It was ...