“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 ...

(Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Millions of gun sales occur in Texas and across the U.S. without background checks — in online marketplaces, on social media, at gun shows and from the trunks of ...

If an FBI background check is delayed by more than three business days, gun dealers can legally sell a firearm without a completed background check. According to FBI data analyzed by Five Thirty ...

"I want to make a decision on each one of them on the merits, as I've done in the past, and I can't do that without the background checks," Klobuchar told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.