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US DOJ rescinds 2024 gun-show background-check rule

Firearms sellers must separate federal rollback from remaining state and licence duties

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US Department of Justice rescinded the 2024 rule expanding background-check duties for gun-show, online and in-person firearms sellers.
Why it matters
The rollback narrows the federal test for sellers treated as engaged in the firearms business. Sellers using the rollback as a blanket exemption risk missing remaining federal, state and licensing duties. DOJ also plans to rescind a 2023 pistol-brace restriction.
Implications
  • — Firearms sellers must reassess Federal Firearms License status under remaining rules — the rescission does not remove all seller obligations.
  • — Gun-show operators must update seller onboarding language — background-check duties now depend on the surviving federal and state-law framework.
  • — Firearms compliance teams must map state requirements separately — the DOJ action rolls back the federal 2024 rule only.

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