Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Updated 1:28 PM EDT, August 31, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide.

The proposal comes after a mandate from President Joe Biden to find ways to strengthen background checks following the passage of bipartisan legislation on guns last year.

People who sell firearms online or at gun shows would be required to be licensed and run background checks on the buyers before the sales under the rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The bureau estimates that the rule would affect anywhere from 24,500 to 328,000 sellers. It is aimed at those who are in the business of gun sales, rather than those dealing with their personal collections.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/firearms-dealers-biden-background-checks-gun-violence-d53441dc0242c515b6b1478ab27a5dac

[Lovie777]

1. Oh noes....................

RWers' heads are exploding......................

[BlueIn_W_Pa]

2. Just what's the problem?!?!

Background checks take literally 1 minute to 20 minutes depending on how you do it.

[Act_of_Reparation]

4. I believe the problem is that they can't.

You need to be an FFL to run the background check through NICS. It isn't available to individuals.

So, if you want universal background checks we need to either 1) give individual sellers access to NICS, or 2) prohibit private transfers.

[AndyS]

3. About time those selling guns as a sideline are treated like the

dealers they are.