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A divided Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday backed President Barack Obama's call to require criminal background checks for all gun buyers, yet it remained uncertain if it would become law.

Budget cuts could thwart efforts to strengthen the gun background check system.

As President Obama continues to push for new gun control measures, new FBI data shows that January was the second-highest month on record for gun background checks.

A database of mentally ill people for gun background checks is confusing and costly, and many states don't take part... Swept along by the tide of outrage and sorrow after the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, Congress passed a law to try to prevent future tragedies by keeping guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence wants the push to reduce gun violence to be broader than a possible ban of assault weapons.

The FBI reports record background checks for firearms buyers in December, with 500,000 in the six days before Christmas.