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:
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A Total Eclipse Of The...Sun!
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Baltimore Mayor Says Key Bridge Cleanup Is Like "Jenga"
Outrage Intensifies After World Central Kitchen Strike
World Central Kitchen Pauses Work in Gaza After Fatal Israeli Strike
Florida Voters Will Decide Abortion Access In November
How Biden Can Move Voters on Immigration
The Pill That May Save Abortion Rights
Trans Athletes Fight For Rights
Baltimore Mourns Victims of the Bridge Collapse
Supreme Court Side-Eyes Anti-Abortion Doctors
Trump Trades In Lies, And On Nasdaq Starting Today
Texas Gives No Clarity On Exceptions to Anti-Abortion Law
Why Hip Hop Never Had a #MeToo Movement
Third Parties Could Threaten Biden’s Reelection
The Courts Temporarily Stop Texas From Arresting and Deporting Migrants
Netanyahu Insists on Rafah Offensive Despite Biden's Warning
Ohio Could Be Make Or Break For Senate Dems
The Damages Done To Georgia's Case Against Trump
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