How did a convicted killer get guns?

[guardian]

27. When are you anti gunners going to stop wetting yourselves over "gun shows"?

You sound like a bunch of children crying about the boogie man. Gun shows are essentially a bunch of gun stores that already have a Federal Firearms License (FFL) displaying and selling their wares. They still comply with all the applicable laws, such as background checks and registration where required by law. It doesn't matter if the gun is used or not.

Some states don't require background checks for private party transfers, some do. Most private party transfers happen between relatives such as inheriting grandpa's old gun, or a spouse giving a gift, or a couple of shooting buddies trading things they already own. Some minority of private party transfers happen between strangers. Every FFL is going to comply with the law. They are not going to risk their business and livelyhood for one sale.

The language of "gun show loophole" is just another example of the flaming ignorance of the anti gunner crowd. If you want to accurately call it the "private sale loophole" then fine. At least then you would have a reality based point whereby dicussion and potential legislation changes could take place. So you could impose some pain-in-the-ass paperwork and fees for little Johnny to inherit a gun, or for Dad to give Suzie her first skeet shotgun. But mostly what will happen is affect people the are law abiding already. You wont stop criminals, nuts, or people bent on evil.