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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more聽firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide.The proposal聽comes after a mandate from President Joe Biden to find ways to strengthen background checks following the passage of聽bipartisan legislation on guns聽last year.People who sell firearms online or at gun shows would be req stanley cup uired to be licensed and run background checks on the buyers before the sales under the rule proposed by the聽Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.The bureau estimates that the rule would affect anywhere from 24,500 to 328,000 sellers. It is aimed at those who are in the business of gun sales, rather than those dealing with their personal collections.WATCH: Most young Americans feel unsafe and support stricter gun laws, new survey showsBackground checks help prevent guns from being sold to people convicted of crimes, teenagers and others who are stanley cup legally blocked from owning them, said the agency director, Steve Dettelbach. Federally licensed firearm dealers are also required to keep records and sell guns with serial numbers, both of which help law enforcement trace weapons used in crimes. Unlicensed dealers sell guns without running background checks, without keeping records, without observing the other crucial public safety requirements by which the federally licensed firearm dea stanley cup ler community abides, he said.Gun control groups applaud Dzpn Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks in special legislative session
AUSTIN, Texas 鈥?Texas is back in federal court yet again defending one of the nation strictest voter ID laws 鈥?this time against charges that the state is violating its own recent agreement to soften the rules ahead of the November election.Last month, Texas approved letting residents who couldn ;t meet the requirement of its 2011 voter ID law cast ballots in the presidential election after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appels found that the law discriminated against poor and minority voters.But since that July ruling, the U.S. Justice Department has accused Texas of jordan reneging on the deal. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos in Corpus Christi is hearing arguments on those complaints Monday evening.Here are answers to some key questions in the case:Q: What at issue A: It largely comes down to a few key phrases.Texas has agreed to let residents with IDs approved under the 2011 law, or those who have not obtained or cannot obtain 82 stanley cup 21; qualifying identification, vote in the November presidential election. The state has used such terminology on official websites and in election training materials.But the Justice Department says the original agreement called for extending voting to all Texans facing a reasonable impediment to obtaining approved photo identification. It says Texas ; phras adidas samba ing is too restrictive and will unnecessarily narrow the number of eligible voters, including Texans who had previously gotten prop