The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was established as a result of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (Brady Act) requirements. The Brady Act required a national namecheck system for federal firearms licensees (FFL). FFLs, such
School Quotes for Everyone
Whether your child’s school is opening up again this fall for in-person learning or they’ve decided to stay closed and are hosting class virtually, the start of the 2020-2021 back-to-school season is here. So get your no. 2 pencil ready
Background Checks for Matchmaking Services
Given the multitude of online dating sties and dating apps that are available today, many people may think that traditional matchmaking services are a thing of the past. This is not the case, however. Not only are traditional matchmaking services
National Criminal Background Check
What are the advantages of running a national criminal background check as opposed to a single state background check? Let’s talk about it. Several months ago I had a consultation with a business owner who was seeking background screening services
Criminal Background Check Please!
Below is an article from Nextshark.com which illustrates why people should consider running a criminal background check on anyone they meet on a dating site or app……or anyone they are dating who they become suspicious of. I have included the
Background Check Step-by-Step
Running a background check on a prospective employee is now an integral part of the hiring process for many businesses. What some business owners are not aware of are the Federal and state guidelines which dictate how the process of
Background Checks for H1B Visa Employees
If your company hires staff from overseas, thorough background checks are absolutely essential. Here is an article about raids that were conducted at four different locations in Kashmir, India in August 2017. No….these were not counter-terrorism raids. These raids were in response
Pheramor Uses DNA to Match Couples
According to this article on Newsmax, a dating site called Pheramor is trying to pair couples based on their DNA. A cheek swab is used to collect the users DNAs, and this DNA is then used to determine what type
Background Checks Save Time and Money
Here are a few good reasons why business owners should include background checks in their hiring processes. 1: On the job violence costs employers $36 billion each year. 2: Up to 65% of resumes contain false or “tweaked” information. 3:
Serial Killers Around Us
I just came across an interesting article titled 15 Chilling Stories of Unlikely Serial Killers. The killers on this list include an elderly landlady, a teenage babysitter, an aging farm couple (yes…the killers!), a pilot who transported Queen Elizabeth II