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Opinion: Here's an Easy Way to Improve Gun Safety

Since the Tucson, Ariz., tragedy, many people have renewed calls for more gun control measures. But there's already a perfectly good law on the books that could improve gun safety in this country right now. Congress, with the president's support, just needs to fully fund it. Some background: The FBI's National Instant...

Gun Control Debate: Why Do We Make Gun Violence So Easy?

The only thing worse than slowly watching a shooting unfold on television is being a part of one. Nearly four years after surviving the worst school shooting in America -- the Virginia Tech massacre of April 16, 2007 -- and trying to live a "normal" life, I sat there Saturday, stunned, angry and saddened as the nauseating...

Opinion: A Criminal Oversight in College Background Checks

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(July 13) -- Posting a scandalous photo on Facebook could get you rejected from the college of your choice. But there's a good chance a rape conviction won't. Only 4 percent of colleges conduct criminal background checks on students, and 36 percent of schools don't even require self-disclosure of crimes, according to a...

Md. Considers Ban on 'Bad Credit-No Job' Link

(Jan. 28) – While President Obama tackles high unemployment across the country, lawmakers in Maryland want to put a stop to what some believe keeps a lot of people from getting a job – bad credit. "Having bad credit does not make someone a bad person," said Kirill Reznik, a Democratic member of the Maryland...

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A background check or background investigation is the process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records (in certain instances such as employment screening) of an individual.

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