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.
Show Notes:
Congress Passes Antisemitism Legislation In Attempt To Quell University Protests
Biden Administration Moves To Lessen Restrictions On Marijuana
MTG, Mike Johnson, And The Depths Of GOP Chaos
Biden Reiterates “Clear Position” Against Rafah Invasion In Latest Call With Netanyahu
How Unions Won The South
Supreme Court Weighs Immunity In Trump's Jan 6 Case
SCOTUS Hears Trump Immunity Case
Gaza Campus Protests Through the Eyes Of Student Journalists
Inside Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial
How SCOTUS Could Allow Cities To Criminalize Homelessness
Why Tesla is Spiraling Out of Control
The Challenges Of Jury Selection
An Anticlimactic End to Mayorkas Impeachment
Speaker Johnson VS. House Far-Right GOP
Supreme Court Could Help Trump In Jan 6 Obstruction Case
Middle East Tensions At A High After Iran Attacks Israel
The Real Origins of the Student Debt Crisis
House Republicans Deal Speaker Another Blow With FISA Bill
Arizona Abortion Access Now Hinges On A Referendum
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