RICHMOND, Va. — A background investigator erroneously failed to check a would-be trooper's mental health history, allowing him to be hired for the Virginia State Police the year before he ...

President Donald Trump on Monday called for expanded background checks and a red-flag law after the shootings over the weekend. Wisconsin voters tend to support background checks.

Less than two weeks ago, a confident Gov. Mike DeWine was not backing off his insistence that a “red flag” law and universal background checks would be part of his bid to reduce gun violence.

Whitmer to call for universal background checks, red flag law in State of the State. Updated: Jan. 24, ... which is illegal for felons. As of Jan. 18, about 2,200 “check-ins” have turned up ...

In my experience green flags far outnumber red ones. Checkered flags are great, but are more common with management teams that I have gotten to know over time. More to come in future posts.