Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) instructing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review any case that might affect the Second Amendment. One such case was a lawsuit filed by Gun Owners of America (GOA) challenging the ATF “engaged in the business” rule, which requires almost anyone selling a gun to get a federal firearms license (FFL).
During the Joe Biden presidential administration, Democrats pushed for universal background checks (UBCs) for all gun transfers. The resistance prevented such a law from being passed in Congress. Because of the repeated failures, the executive branch ordered the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to redefine what it means to be a gun dealer. The White House and the ATF claimed they could make the changes because of the John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) master minded Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA).
The new rule states that if a person makes money from the sale of a firearm, they must have an FFL. Moreover, if they used a spreadsheet or other tracking software to keep track of their guns, they would also require an FFL to transfer a firearm. If someone sold a gun to help pay for rent, they would need an FFL. Selling as little as a single gun could make someone a gun dealer. The idea was to squeeze as many potential transfers as possible under the new rule. Many gun rights activists viewed the ATF rule as backdoor universal background checks, essentially side-stepping Congress to make a de facto law.
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