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Justice Dept Moves to Repeal Gun Show Background Checks

4/30/2026

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The Justice Department rolled back gun regulations, proposing to repeal the 2024 background-check rule for gun shows.
Attorney General Todd Blanche and ATF nominee Robert Cekada signed revisions that would end background checks at gun shows.
Gun-control groups called the move dangerous after an intrusion at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Republican-led states and gun-rights advocates had challenged the 2024 rule as exceeding presidential authority and violating the Second Amendment.

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Story summary

The Justice Department rolled back gun regulations, proposing to repeal the 2024 background-check rule for gun shows.
Attorney General Todd Blanche and ATF nominee Robert Cekada signed revisions that would end background checks at gun shows.
Gun-control groups called the move dangerous after an intrusion at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Republican-led states and gun-rights advocates had challenged the 2024 rule as exceeding presidential authority and violating the Second Amendment.