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In the United States, the absence of a federal requirement for background checks for private sales of firearms is sometimes referred to as the gun show loophole or the private sale exemption. Federal law requires that, for commercial sales of firearms – sales conducted by someone "engaged in the business" of selling guns – the seller ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
In the August 5, 2010, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers Garen J. Wintemute, Anthony A. Braga, and David M. Kennedy, wrote that gun shows account for only a fraction of all U.S. gun sales and that a more effective strategy of preventing gun violence would be to make all private-party gun sales go through the screening ...
The ATF ruled that private sales of guns need to be processed by FFL if for profit. Kansas and 20 other states are suing. Kansas judge considers injunction on rule criminalizing private sale of ...
Respondents were asked how they felt about requiring criminal background checks for all those buying guns, including at gun shows and private sales, finding 79% in favor of doing so with 16% opposed.
California gun safety regulations going into effect Jan. 1. In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of laws aimed at strengthening gun safety regulations. Those include ...
No firearms are known to be prohibited by state law. Private sales of handguns must go through a licensed dealer, though long guns may be sold privately without the use of a licensed dealer. Licensed dealers must provide locking devices with handguns unless the handgun has a locking device incorporated in its design. [43]
The Obama administration on Monday welcomed Facebook Inc's move to prohibit users from using its services to coordinate private sales of firearms. White House welcomes Facebook move to block ...