The Justice Department has announced a proposed rule that makes a license mandatory for gun dealers to sell firearms and requires officers to complete the background checks on buyers.
The detailed rules, released by the Justice Department, would clarify the circumstances in which a person is "engaged in the business" of dealing in firearms and thus required to obtain a license and run background checks.
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