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Justice Department finalizes rules to close ‘gun show loophole’ | The change was touted by the White House as the biggest increase in gun regulation in decades (wapo.st)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nah. It's the ability to buy a new gun without getting a background check. All this means is that it's a little bit harder for convicted felons to get guns, and a little bit more work is required for private sellers. Very much a worthwhile tradeoff.

[–] ryathal 2 points 7 months ago

Depending on the felon they likely have far easier access to guns than finding a private sale at a gun show.

[–] Tb0n3 0 points 7 months ago

And that loophole is private sale. If you required background checks for private sale it would necessitate registration for it to do anything.