The Justice Department and ATF said they would rescind the “zero-tolerance” policy aimed at firearm dealers who don’t comply with federal gun sale laws.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    More than 200 dealers were cited for selling guns to people who indicated on background check paperwork that they were prohibited from owning them. Dozens made false statements in official records, a violation that includes facilitating illegal straw purchases.

    If that sounds like a big deal to you…

    1. You have no idea how many sales go thru an FFL daily in America.

    2. You have no idea how many privates sales happen daily

    Zero judgement for #2 tho, literally no one knows that, because it’s untracked and without background checks except when handled state level by a few states

    • thallamabond@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 days ago

      I should have clarified, my response was pointed.

      but dealers were already being held accountable anyways.

      I disagree with the above statement.