As House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) probes Project Gunrunner — the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) effort aimed at combating gun trafficking on the Mexican border that went awry — the Obama administration is seeking another round of comments on a controversial proposal to make gun dealers in four border states report sales of multiple rifles.Under the proposed rule, gun dealers would have to report sales of two or more rifles to an individual at one time or during a period of five business days if the rifles are semi-automatic, with a caliber greater than .22 and detachable magazines, Reuter‘s Jeremy Pelofsky reports. The Obama administration’s proposal, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters, will be published in the government’s Federal Register on Friday.
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