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New DOJ rules set to increase gun purchase background checks

The U.S. Department of Justice finalized a rule expanding background checks for gun sales online, at gun shows, and flea markets.
Over 23,000 gun dealers are expected to receive licenses under the new regulations, despite 22% of gun owners reporting they did not undergo a background check for purchases.
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act updates background checks by imposing penalties for straw purchasers and preventing those convicted of domestic abuse from obtaining firearms.

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Fox 59 Indianapolis

New DOJ rules set to increase gun purchase background checks

INDIANAPOLIS — At Indy Arms Company, Retail Manager Mark Welter conducts dozens of background checks a month for purchasers of new guns. ”Name, address, height, weight, gender, race and then there’s a whole series of questions the purchaser answers regarding legal issues, background, convictions, all that sort of stuff that would look for anything that […]

24 days ago·Indianapolis, United States

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Zero Hedge

Biden Admin Finalizes Controversial Rule To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales

Biden Admin Finalizes Controversial Rule To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has submitted the final version of a controversial rule to change the definition of what it means to be “Engaged in the Business” of dealing in firearms. Weapons seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed at the Bureau of Alc…

23 days ago·United States

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The CT Mirror

Biden uses Murphy's gun safety law to expand background checks

Through the federal gun safety law enacted in 2022, President Joe Biden is expanding background checks for firearm sales by clarifying who needs to register as a federally licensed dealer. The U.S. Department of Justice finalized a rule Thursday that will include more background checks for online purchases as well as sales through gun shows and flea markets. The rule clarifies that if a person is “engaged in the business” of selling guns “predom…

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Conservative Daily News

DOJ Publishes New Rule That Massively Expands Background Checks For Gun Purchases

by Arjun Singh at CDN - The Department of Justice (DOJ) published a new federal regulation Wednesday that will expand the regime of federal firearms background checks to cover guns purchased online, at gun shows and in informal markets. In August of 2023, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced a new … Click to read the rest HERE-> DOJ Publishes New Rule That Massively Expands Background Checks For Gun P…

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NBC Right Now

Sen. Murray responds to new rule expanding background checks for gun sales

WASHINGTON, D.C.-A federal rule that will require firearms dealers to run background checks at gun shows or other places of purchase outside of official stores will soon go into effect

24 days ago

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