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General Categories => Laws and Legislation => Topic started by: Dan W on July 13, 2011, 09:06:38 PM
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Republicans vote to block funding for new gun-sale requirements
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/171255-gop-votes-to-block-funding-for-new-gun-sale-requirements (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/171255-gop-votes-to-block-funding-for-new-gun-sale-requirements)
By Jordy Yager - 07/13/11 08:10 PM ET
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to strip funding for a new Obama administration policy that increases reporting requirements for some gun dealers who sell semiautomatic rifles.
The rule from the Department of Justice (DOJ) requires dealers to report within five days multiple sales to the same person of semiautomatic rifles with removable magazines.
Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) sponsored the amendment to the fiscal 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill that would nix funding for the rule.
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