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Internet Firearm Sales (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 6, 2001
Report Number RS20957
Report Type Report
Authors T.J. Halstead, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

With the increasing utilization of the internet to facilitate commercial transactions, concerns have arisen regarding the use of this medium to transfer firearms. This report discusses the sale of firearms over the internet, with a focus on the extent to which federal law regulates such activity. A review of the relevant factors indicates that while firearms transferred in an illegal manner via the internet may pose special investigatory problems for law enforcement, internet firearm sales are subject to the same regulatory scheme as traditional firearm transactions.