👏🏻👏🏻“Sale of firearms on internet & at gun shows in US will in future be subj to mandatory #BackgroundChecks, DOJ said as it announced a “historic” new action to keep weapons out of hands of criminals.

The closing of the so-called #gun show loophole, which exempts private transactions from restrictions that apply to licensed dealers, has long been a goal of the Biden admin & is specifically targeted …” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/gun-show-internet-sale-mandatory-background-check?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

US will require background checks for gun shows and online firearm sales

‘Historic’ action by justice department closes ‘doggone dangerous’ loophole in Biden administration’s fight against gun violence

^{Richard Luscombe (The Guardian)}