DOJ Closes 'The Gun Show Loophole'
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🗓️ 12 April 2024
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The Justice Department announced Thursday, it finalized rules to close a major loophole in gun purchases. Known as 'the gun show loophole' it allowed people to sell firearms online, at gun shows, or in other more informal settings without conducting background checks. The finalized rules are expected to take effect in 30 days. Nick Suplina, senior vice president for law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety, explains how the new rules are a big win for gun control.
And in headlines: The director of the U.S. Agency for International Development said parts of Northern Gaza are officially experiencing famine; Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s heading to Mar-A-Lago; and federal prosecutors charged Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter with stealing more than $16 million from the LA Dodgers star player.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Friday, April 12th. |
| 0:02.7 | I'm Trayvonle Anderson. |
| 0:03.9 | And I'm Priyanka Ara Bindi, and this is what a day, |
| 0:06.3 | the pod that is ordering ponchos as a protective layer. |
| 0:10.4 | Yes, because the cicadas are coming back and this time they are rolling super deep. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm talking about billions. |
| 0:18.0 | I think I gotta upgrade the poncho. We're going full hazmat suit. |
| 0:21.0 | I might not even leave the house for I don't even know how long |
| 0:24.4 | they're here. It's not a good situation. You don't like bugs? No, absolutely not. |
| 0:30.9 | On today's show a US official says that parts of Northern Gaza are experiencing |
| 0:35.8 | famine. Plus Mike Johnson is the latest speaker of the house to head to Maralago |
| 0:40.4 | to meet with former President Donald Trump. But first, the Justice Department announced yesterday that it finalized rules to close a major |
| 0:46.4 | loophole in gun purchases. |
| 0:48.4 | That loophole allowed people to sell firearms online at gun shows or in other more informal settings without |
| 0:53.8 | conducting background checks on the people who are buying them and it was |
| 0:56.9 | commonly known as the gun show loophole. The finalized rules are expected to take |
| 1:01.3 | effect in 30 days. |
| 1:03.3 | OK, so this is good news. |
| 1:05.0 | We love to see it. |
| 1:06.5 | But I also need you to answer this question. |
| 1:08.6 | Why didn't these folks have to run background checks |
| 1:11.3 | before? |
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