White House considering phone app for background checks as part of gun control proposals

The proposed app would be used for background checks using private sales, and not for purchases involving commercial dealers, one of the sources told CNN.

The White House and Capitol Hill are considering a phone app connected to the National Instant Criminal Background Checks as one of the options in their discussions for plans to reduce gun violence, according to a Senate source and a person familiar with the talks.

The Washington Post first reported on the app.White House aides have spent the last month meeting with congressional staffers and devising a package of legislative measures in the wake of recent mass shootings. The Department of Justice also prepared a package of options that was delivered to the White House more than two weeks ago.

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