By leading with empathy and respect and working with community partners, security leaders can help people experiencing homelessness connect to necessary resources.
Strategies for supporting homeless people include training security officers in outreach and de-escalation, setting clear facility safety guidelines, and working with external partners.
According to FBI data obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests made by Everytown for Gun Safety, the background check system blocked over 300,000 illegal firearm sales in 2020 — 42% of those to people with felony convictions.
Lynchburg, Virginia Circuit Court Judge Patrick Yeatts has largely upheld Virginia’s new law requiring a background check on all gun sales, but has issued a limited, narrow injunction, which Attorney General Mark R. Herring intends to appeal, temporarily blocking the law from applying to handgun purchases made by 18-20 year olds.
Background checks represent a moment in time, but continuous monitoring that listens to a candidate's data over time, looking and identifying changes in their background to mitigate risk is the future.
Continuous evaluation can pick up and make note of concerning behaviors among employees, giving an employer the ability to intervene in negative behaviors that take place after the initial background check and before something serious happens to the individual or their organization. Once alerted to concerning employee behavior, employers can unlock multiple organizational support mechanisms, including having HR speak to the individual about the potential cause.
Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson introduced the House version of the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act, a bill that works to end gun violence in America.
Teens are less likely to carry a gun if they live in a state requiring universal background checks in addition to federal requirements, according to a new study.
NY Senator Chuck Schumer has said the Department of Justice (DOJ) is failing to implement and follow through on implementing the Child Protection Improvements Act (CPIA), which mainly protects kids through better employment background checks.
The Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) estimates September 2019 U.S. firearms sales at 1,064,579 units, a year-over-year increase of 10.7 percent from September 2018.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1165 into law, which is sponsored by children's advocacy nonprofit, Change for Justice. The new law requires professional visitation monitors to have background checks and enhanced in-person training.