DOJ Publishes New Rule to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer

Today, the Justice Department announced it has submitted to the Federal Register the “Engaged in the Business” Final Rule, which makes clear the circumstances in which a person is “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms and thus required to obtain a federal firearms license, in order to increase compliance with the federal background check requirement for firearm sales by federal firearms licensees.

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Justice Department Publishes New Rule to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer