National database for background checks is a myth by Melissa Sorenson, National Association of Professional Background Screeners - 04/04/13 8:30 PM ET ...

The federal personnel agency whose records were plundered by hackers linked to China says it has temporarily shut down a massive database used to update and store background investigation records.

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This claim misrepresented a 2017 Washington Post report about hundreds of thousands of "fugitives from justice" being purged from the background check database for gun purchases. The report did ...

It would also make sure that federal agencies follow through on their own requirement that they send information to the database.

Improving the database behind gun sale background checks could help prevent mass shootings A loophole in an FBI system can allow sales to proceed without all the relevant information.