.... snip.... .... Taken at face value, the new ATF guidance is thus nothing more than a restatement of existing legal requirements. It merely identifies those who are already subject to the relevant federal requirements and does not in any way expand the universe of those gun sellers who are required to obtain a license and perform background checks. In other words, it is -- as the document says -- a guidance, and not a substantive rule. It has no legal effect. If the ATF guidelines are nothing more than a guidance -- an indication of the sorts of things...