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 ...

No clear answer whether mental health information shared for firearms background checks in NH Different legal interpretations over whether state must send information to national database Updated ...

Roy acknowledged that even with this law, people with mental health issues can find ways to purchase firearms. But he sees this as a necessary step to reduce gun violence and follow other states.

In 2022, after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, Congress passed legislation allowing the FBI to request juvenile mental health records for background checks for potential gun-buyers under 21.

Closing Critical Gun Background Check Loophole Gains Bipartisan Support in Texas After a ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigation found courts failed to report juvenile mental health ...

– The deadly shooting rampage in Maine is highlighting the importance of mental health for those with a military background. The suspect, Robert Card, 40, is a U.S. Army reservist with a history ...

New Jersey's biggest government watchdog is urging Gov. Phil Murphy's administration to ensure all mental health counselors that treat children undergo criminal background checks after an audit ...

ALBANY — An Ulster County woman filed a lawsuit in federal court last week that challenges New York’s interpretation of a law that bans people who may have a mental health disorder from ...

NH Republicans temporarily block bill adding mental health records to gun background check system New Hampshire Public Radio | By Todd Bookman Published May 17, 2024 at 9:52 AM EDT ...

After a ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigation found courts failed to report juvenile mental health hospitalizations to the federal firearm background check system, lawmakers from both parties are ...