Background For You

Virginia governor closes the mental health loophole in gun background checks.

Virginia gun background check database updated to include anyone dangerous enough to be ordered to undergo mental health treatment.

Quick background check on hired moving help gives two pages of charges.

Charges of drug use and speeding didn’t deter him from hiring, but the charges of burglary did.

Mental health becomes issue in Texas gun background checks.

Texas questions mental health issues with gun background checks after Virginia Tech shooting.

Background check hits in 2006 show increases in criminal hits and verification discrepancies.

Increases are seen in the number of criminal hits, as well as verification discrepancies.  Education and Employment verification shows discrepancies that applicants don’t believe can be accurately researched.

Deputy hired by former Sheriff can’t be kicked out after being hired.

Former Sheriff Buck Buchanan received memo that Deputy passed background checked, and signed off on the hiring.

But Deputy Justin L. Dwyer’s white supremacist background and recent drug arrest has many questioning the background check procedures.

A San Diego Grand Jury report calls for improved background checks.

The current background check on caregivers only covers California. The report calls for the background check to be expanded to other states.

Pennsylvania questions their gun laws after Virginia Tech shooting.

Would the Virginia Tech shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, have passed background gun checks in Pennsylvania? Probably not, says Pennsylvania State Police. What happened to Virginia’s background gun checks?

Wisconsin considers Background Checks for all state jobs while union leaders voice concerns.

When the Wisconsin Department of Corrections administrative job gets an application from someone they had recently supervised, background checks are considered for all state jobs.

Marty Beil, executive director of Council 24 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, isn’t interested in having any background checks done.

Missouri State University considers Background checks for all new hires.

Faculty members past costs MSU $170,000.

Background checks and ID cards required for dock workers.

In order to secure the loading docks and fueling stations, background checks will be done on workers, and ID cards will be issued.