Posted 4/11/2024, 9:00:00 AM
Biden Administration Expands Background Checks for Gun Sales, Targets 'Gun Show Loophole'
- Administration moving to expand background checks for gun purchases, closing "gun show loophole"
- New rule requires anyone selling guns for profit to have a license and buyers to undergo checks
- Applies to sales at gun shows, flea markets, online, etc by over 20,000 unlicensed dealers
- Partially fulfills provisions of 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed after Uvalde shooting
- ATF analysis shows unlicensed gun dealers were most common trafficking channel from 2017-2021