President Obama Targets Gun Show Loophole in New Executive Actions [View all]

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Source: Time

Maya Rhodan

After months of calling on Congress to act on guns to no avail, President Obama announced executive actions on Monday that would require more gun sellers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks, including those who sell firearms online and at gun shows.

The action aims to fix the so-called gun show loophole, which allows people to buy firearms at gun shows without undergoing a background check.

The new rules require people who are “engaged in the business of dealing in firearms,” to obtain licenses and conduct background checks on buyers. That requirement has not applied to people who “make occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or for a hobby, or who sells all or part of his personal collection of firearms,” according to the ATF.

The White House says the action still won’t apply to those who buy and trade as collectors, but it will apply to people who represent themselves as dealers, sell firearms shortly after acquiring them, or sell firearms in their original packaging.

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President Obama meets with Loretta Lynch (left), and other officials to discuss what executive actions he can take to curb gun violence, in Washington on Jan. 4, 2016.

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