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2023-03-18 00:28:42 UTC - HELPFUL
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Federal law requires all firearm dealers to initiate a background check before transferring a firearm to a non-dealer. https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/nics The tweet is about an executive order passed YESTERDAY on March 14, 2023, not a law from almost 9 months ago. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/03/14/executive-order-on-reducing-gun-violence-and-making-our-communities-safer/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-sign-executive-order-gun-background-checks-rcna74776 https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/biden-to-sign-new-gun-control-order-for-more-background-checks/ https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1163617470/biden-issues-an-executive-order-aimed-at-reducing-gun-violence
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