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JUSTICE DEPT30 OCT 2026 · 12:00 UTC

Justice Department Announces Final Rule Allowing Federal Firearms Licensees to Voluntarily Use NICS for Employee Background Checks

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◉ GEOTAG Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, Washington, DC, USA · 38.8933° N, 77.0250° W

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Source: JUSTICE DEPT
Source type: Official RSS / Atom feed
Original: justice.gov ↗
Published: 30 OCT 2026 · 12:00 UTC
Retrieved: 30 OCT 2026 · 20:48 UTC
Desk: Washington (editorial category)
Summary: Quoted from the official release — not AI-generated.
Location: Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, Washington, DC — the issuing agency's headquarters, not the place of the events.

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