Justice Department finalizes rules to close ‘gun show loophole’
wapo.st
The change requires more sellers to conduct background checks for buyers. The White House called it the biggest increase in gun regulation in decades.
  • mkwt@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The legislation that directed these rules to be written was actually passed by Congress a few years ago.

    It takes quite some time for new federal regulations to be written and enacted, with lengthy public comment periods.