DOJ proposal comes days after latest series of mass shootings
“This proposed rule implements Congress’s mandate to expand the definition of who must obtain a license and conduct a background check before selling firearms," said Attorney General Merrick Garland. | Andrew Harnik/AP PhotoThe Biden administration on Thursday moved to expand background checks for gun purchases, a step toward fulfilling a key ask from gun safety groups.
“The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act was passed by Congress to reduce gun violence, including by expanding the background checks that keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland. “This proposed rule implements Congress’s mandate to expand the definition of who must obtain a license and conduct a background check before selling firearms.”
“The whole goal here is to provide, again, concrete, common sense guidance and information to the public on the application of the new provisions in the statute,” a senior Department of Justice official told reporters in a press call on Thursday.
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