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Two More States Rush to Arm Teachers After DOJ Closes the “Gun Show Loophole”
The Biden administration’s winning streak continued last week when it made good on another campaign promise to do something about the epidemic of gun violence in America.
Enacting a component to the most comprehensive gun safety legislation in history, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, President Biden signed two years ago, the Justice Department (DOJ) two weeks ago finalized a rule to close the “gun show loophole” that previously allowed gun sellers to market firearms online, at gun shows, and other informal venues without having to conduct purchasers’ background checks that would have been required in other retail circumstances.
Attorney General Merrick Garland explained:
Under this regulation, it will not matter if guns are sold on the internet, at a gun show, or at a brick-and-mortar store: if you sell guns predominantly to earn a profit, you must be licensed, and you must conduct background checks. This regulation is a historic step in the Justice Department’s fight against gun violence. It will save lives.
Vice President Kamala Harris added:
Every person in our nation has a right to live free from the horror of gun violence. I do believe that. We know how to prevent these tragedies, and it is a false…
