Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm were conducted in June. It's just the latest month with record-breaking numbers since the system was created in 1998. The FBI ...

WASHINGTON — The FBI was flooded Friday with more than 200,000 background check requests for gun purchases, setting a new single-day record, the bureau reported Saturday. In all, the FBI fielded ...

WASHINGTON — The number of background checks run by the FBI for firearm purchases this Black Friday saw a 10 percent drop after last year's shopping day set a new single-day record. The bureau told ...

It is reportedly the fourth-highest single-day figure on record According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the number of background checks for gun sales on Black Friday reportedly slipped ...

Black Friday is known for its killer deals on computers, flat-screen TVs, all kinds of things on your Christmas list. Less well known is that it is also the biggest weekend for gun purchases with ...