background checks

This is probably the least surprising statistic I've seen from 2023, but there's a part of me that's also surprised and I'll explain why. Did you know that almost no states had residents that bought fewer firearms than Illinois last year? The numbers don't lie.

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk is demanding criminal background checks on the unaccompanied children that have crossed the U.S. border with Mexico. According to Kirk, 429 unaccompanied minors are now living in Chicago. Kirk says he has sent letters to the U...