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Like it or not, background checks are becoming the way of life, its intrinsic necessity. Safety is on everyone’s mind and systematic background checks are increasingly seen as the best way to achieve it. On a daily basis, news sources abound with new examples of proposed and implemented mandatory background checks aimed at avoiding multitudes of problems. The following are just a few examples recently brought up for media discussion. Mandatory criminal background checks for all gun sales The vast majority of Americans, including gun owners and law enforcement, are hoping for amendments to the current Federal law, which only requires licensed gun dealers to perform systematic criminal background checks. As a result, private dealers still legally sell guns without so much as requiring an ID, thus allowing convicted felons and potential terrorists to walk the streets with dangerous firearms. With annual violent and accidental gun deaths at a mind-boggling 34,000, responsible gun owners want safety standards and regulations that will demand accountability from the gun industry. Most realize that not only such measures don’t infringe on their rights under Second Amendment, they enforce them. Initiative 1029 sets new standards for long-term care The brand new law requires FBI criminal background checks for long-term care providers, both private and employed by nursing homes. There is also mandatory 75-hour training and a certification exam to ensure basic competence. Previously, the criteria for private caregivers were considerably lower than for nursing home personnel; quite puzzling, considering the total lack of oversight in the home setting. The compulsory criminal background check is expected to raise the national standards for long-term caregivers and identify potentially dangerous individuals who should not be left alone with such vulnerable patients as children, the elderly/disabled, and terminally ill. Background checks for all levels of teaching staff Once only required of teachers applying for licenses, background checks will now be extended to student teachers working in classrooms prior to graduation, since their contact with children is just as pervasive as full-time teachers’. Many teaching colleges now include background checks as part of selection process, since admitting a student teacher unable to pass the standard licensing process is counterproductive. Similarly to primary schools, colleges and universities are beginning to recognize that older students may potentially be as vulnerable to undesirable exposure. Increasingly, many higher education establishments announce new policies requiring standardized background checks for both faculty and staff positions.
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