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unusual facts about background checks



Association of Certified Background Investigators

The Association of Certified Background Investigators is a professional organization in the United States that provides background checks for federal agencies.


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Elizabeth Colbert Busch

Colbert Busch supported background checks as part of a controversial gun control bill that was defeated by the U.S. Senate.

Nightlife legislation in New York City

On March 14, 2007, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino had signed “'Imette’s Law'” - a legislation named after St. Guillen that would make it mandatory for nightclub and bar owners to conduct criminal background checks on bouncers and to set up security video cameras outside the establishment.

William C. Canby, Jr.

In 1995, Canby held that the Tenth Amendment was not violated by provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that required local and state law enforcement officials to conduct background checks of handgun buyers.