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Gun Policy
Bureau insiders dissect the downsides to the president’s action on private dealers who should be running background checks.
Background Checks
A pair of 2013 cases highlights how the vagaries of being "engaged in the business" of selling firearms have hampered law enforcement.
What to know about the push to require everyone “engaged in the business” of gun selling to register as a firearms dealer.
