Abdallah Haj Mohamad, the head of Jalud village’s council, stands in front of the Jewish settlement of Shvut Rachel as he speaks during a tour organized by the Palestinian authorities for ambassadors based in Tel Aviv and consuls based in Jerusalem to show the development of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, on March 16th, 2017. (Photo: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images)
There’s a Good Chance Congress Includes Background Check Legislation in Its Funding Bill
Congressional leaders intend to include a bipartisan measure called Fix National Instant Criminal Background System, which addresses the thoroughness of gun-purchase background checks by encouraging state use of criminal databases.