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In reply to the discussion: Feds Investigating Felonious Gun Nut [View all]naaman fletcher
(7,362 posts)A dealer has to do a background check no matter where he sells a gun.
the issue is this:
Dealers have to do background checks
Individuals (like If I wanted to sell you a gun) dont.
That is the same, inside or outside of a gun show.
The issue is that gun shows, by their very nature, are places where people who want to buy and people who want to sell guns congregate.
So, if I were a felon wanting to buy a gun, I would hang around a gun show and invariably find individuals who want to sell guns.
I would NOT be buying from a dealer. The dealer would have to do a background check.
But, individuals who want to sell guns know that is a good place to find buyers. So what they do is an individuals who has, say, an ar-15 for sale, will walk around the gun show with it on his back and a price tag attached. The buyers and sellers find each other.
So, there is in fact no gun show loophole. What there is is a private sale loophole.
Hopefully that is going to be closed.