{
  "id": "RS20957",
  "type": "CRS Report",
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  "number": "RS20957",
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  "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
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      "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
      "id": 100778,
      "date": "2001-07-06",
      "retrieved": "2016-05-24T20:22:42.815941",
      "title": "Internet Firearm Sales",
      "summary": "With the increasing utilization of the internet to facilitate commercial transactions, concerns\nhave\narisen regarding the use of this medium to transfer firearms. This report discusses the sale of firearms\nover the internet, with a focus on the extent to which federal law regulates such activity. A review\nof the relevant factors indicates that while firearms transferred in an illegal manner via the internet\nmay pose special investigatory problems for law enforcement, internet firearm sales are subject to\nthe same regulatory scheme as traditional firearm transactions.",
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  "topics": [
    "American Law"
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