Reply #42: There is no loophole.

[ManiacJoe]

The same laws apply to gun shows as they apply to everywhere else. If a dealer wants to sell you a gun, he must do a NICS check as one of the ways to verify you are a legal buyer. There is no geographic exemption to this, gunshow table or store table.

Non dealers are prohibited from using the NICS checks. Non dealers must use other means of verifying your buyer status, if they choose to do any check. Many do play the odds since the vast majority of the citizens are legal buyers. However, this lack of NICS check for non-dealers is not a loophole. It is a specifically stated prohibition by law with no geographic restrictions, gunshow table or kitchen table.