For decades, the Left has been pushing the so-called “gun show loophole” as a means to enact radical gun control measures.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) just realeased Volume III of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFTCA), which examines gun trafficking, both domestic and international.
The NFCTA was uploading in various segments and the fourth segment looks at “source-to-market” trafficking.
From the NFCTA:
The term source-to-market type captures the geographic scope of firearm trafficking cases, which include intrastate, interstate, and international trafficking. Within the U.S., intrastate trafficking involves the movement of firearms in markets within states, while interstate trafficking occurs between states. International trafficking involves the movement of firearms in markets between the U.S. and a foreign country. For interstate and international trafficking, the term ‘source’ is used to identify the state or country that is the supplier of illicit firearms, while the term ‘market’ is used to identify the state or country that is the recipient of illicit firearms. In the case of international trafficking, the U.S. may serve as the source country while a foreign country serves as the market country, referred to as U.S. to foreign trafficking. Conversely, a foreign country may serve as the source country while the U.S. serves as the market country, referred to as foreign to U.S. trafficking.
According to the NFCTA reports, only 3.2 percent of ATF intrastate trafficking cases involve “trafficking in firearms at gun shows, flea markets, or auctions” and only 4.3 percent of ATF interstate trafficking cases involve “trafficking in firearms at gun shows, flea markets, or auctions.”
President Biden even directed his ATF to propose a rule closing the so-called “gun show loophole,” without an act of Congress.
The proposed rule, as a result of the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022,” directs Attorney General Merrick Garland to “clarify” the definition of who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms.
If the ATF determines someone is “engaged in the business” of buying and selling firearms without a Federal Firearms License (FFL), that individual could be subject to five years in prison, a fine up to $250,000, or both.
The proposed rule has already had its 90-day comment period and the rule could drop any day.
The National Association for Gun Rights opposes this rule and will be monitoring the situation.
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