Why Mental-Health Background Checks Are Not the Solution to Gun Violence Nearly half the country experiences some kind of mental illness during their lifetimes.

A background check is performed when anyone goes to buy a firearm from a retailer in New Hampshire, but it remains unclear how much – if any – mental health information is shared during the ...

The issue of mental health information being used in background checks is complicated, and at the root of the legal questions is a statute from 2016 that has been interpreted differently by ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday advocated the return of more mental health institutions to combat gun violence, while also throwing his support behind background checks for gun purchases.

This week, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma said President Obama is "right to take steps to strengthen mental health databases and reporting to the NICS system, so we can ensure that guns do ...

President Trump is calling for a reform of mental health laws, a nationwide “red flag” law and stronger background checks in the wake of two mass shootings that have stunned the nation. In ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump promised tougher background checks and mental health screens for gun buyers in an emotional forum at the White House on Wednesday with students and parents who were ...

Exclusive: Why juvenile mental records are left out of Tennessee's gun background checks Tennessee requires court clerks to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations and other records to ...

Legislation requiring Texas officials to report court-ordered mental health hospitalizations of juveniles to the federal background check database has received bipartisan support.