Biden Admin to Issue Rule to Close Nonexistent 'Gun Show Loophole,' Expand Background Checks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Further, on the definition of "gun dealer," the Act defines a "dealer":This section revises the definition of engaged in the business as applicable to a firearms dealer who is required to be federally licensed.
52% : The 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, in Title II, "Firearms," states:This title makes various changes to federal firearms laws, including to expand background check requirements for persons who are under 21 years of age, to establish new criminal offenses for straw purchasing of firearms and trafficking in firearms, and to extend federal firearms-related restrictions to individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors against dating partners.
48% : There are other changes to the enforcement of laws against straw purchases and so on, but there is no mention in the Act of any requirement for background checks for sales between private parties.

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