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Politics
The idea to expand background checks by clarifying the “engaged in the business” rule for private sellers was in development for most of the president’s second term. Did its release come too late?
Background Checks
"I don't believe in fairy tales," says a board member of a trade group set to meet with the ATF next week.
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.
