The Biden administration took action Tuesday to close a “ghost gun” loophole following an August rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
ATF sent an open letter to “all federal firearms licensees” outlining how a number of “partially complete, disassembled, or nonfunctional” gun kits are now classified as “readily” available weapons, requiring each to carry a serial number and for dealers to run background checks prior to sales.
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