Federal Judge In Kansas Declines to Block Rule Requiring Background Checks at Gun Shows

A federal judge in Kansas has declined to block the nationwide enforcement of a federal rule requiring anyone who sells guns predominantly for profit to get a federal license and conduct background checks, sometimes referred to as the “gun show loophole” because its target group notably included merchants at gun shows. The ruling was issued this week by U.S. District Judge Toby Crouse in response to a lawsuit brought by Kansas, 19 other other states, three individual gun collectors, and a Wichita-based collectors association. The complaint was initially filed in Arkansas and later transferred to Kansas after a judge found Arkansas had no standing to sue....