New rule would close gun loophole, if state AGs lawsuit doesn’t overturn it
A new federal rule updates what many called the “gun show loophole” by ensuring that almost all sellers must have a federal firearms license — and therefore conduct background checks on all gun buyers. A table of rifles are on display during the annual New York State Arms Collectors Association Albany Gun Show in 2013. (Philip Kamrass/AP Photo file)
According to a statement from Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti, he believes the new ATF rule imposes too much of a regulatory burden on people “who occasionally sell or trade a firearm.”
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