Skrmetti Sues Biden to Protect ‘Gun Show Loophole’ Nashville Scene
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is suing the federal government over a rule change restricting gun sales between private parties. Tennessee joins 20 other states in the suit, which is aimed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
New federal regulations that expand the scope of regulated gun sales will go into effect May 20. Under the rule change, an individual party engaged in a gun sale with the sole objective of “profit” — rather than the current stipulations of “livelihood and profit” — falls under ATF regulation for those “engaged in the business” of gun sales. The tweak would close the so-called “gun show loophole” by bringing private transactions under increased legal scrutiny.
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