Gun show loophole

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In U.S. politics, the gun show loophole (or the private sale exemption) is the absence of a federal requirement for background checks for private sales of firearms. Federal law requires that all commercial sales of firearms conduct a background check of the buyer. There are also local and state laws regulating background check requirements for the purchase of firearms. The rules regarding commercial sales and who is "engaged in the business" of firearms sales have also been subject to debate and have changed since 1993 when the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, commonly known as the Brady Bill, established the background check system for transfers other than private, instate transfers. According to a statement by the United States Department of Justice in 2024, unlicensed dealers are a significant source of firearms that are illegally trafficked into communities. Twenty-two U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territories have laws that require background checks for...

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