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SecularMotion

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32. Only a moron would miss this and I know you and other DU members are not morons.

Sun Oct 11, 2015, 08:32 PM

Oct 2015

According the U.S. Department of Justice, because federal law does not require universal background checks, “individuals prohibited by law from possessing guns can easily obtain them from private sellers and do so without any federal records of the transactions. The private-party gun market,” one study observed, “has long been recognized as a leading source of guns used in crimes.” Although the private sale loophole is frequently referred to as the “gun show” loophole (because of the particular problems associated with gun shows), it applies to all private firearm sales, regardless of where they occur.

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My take on the Brady Bill, which I called "mostly window dressing". [View all] Half-Century Man Oct 2015 OP

Please fix number 3 Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #1

"most booths are dealers"... tosh Oct 2015 #8

What is to elaborate Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #9

Most? Not all? tosh Oct 2015 #14

Some booths do not sell firearms Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #15

Where do the private sellers make their sales at gun shows? SecularMotion Oct 2015 #17

Depends on the owner of the gun show Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #21

And you just can't admit that gun shows attract private sellers and buyers SecularMotion Oct 2015 #24

And you would be wrong Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #26

But I'm not SecularMotion Oct 2015 #28

Where does that say "gun show loophole" Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #30

Only a moron would miss this and I know you and other DU members are not morons. SecularMotion Oct 2015 #32

Made my point thanks Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #33

You're a lost cause. SecularMotion Oct 2015 #34

I do not tend to alert Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #35

So, tosh Oct 2015 #20

Depends on the gun show operators Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #23

You're asking me? tosh Oct 2015 #25

No, there are literally Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #27

It's been a while since I have been to a gun show, Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #10

Well, when you tell the lie enough Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #13

jury results clamshells Oct 2015 #36

Thank you Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #37

"1) It only covered handguns. " beevul Oct 2015 #2

I assume he's talking about the waiting period (which expired when NICS came online.) X_Digger Oct 2015 #3

all of my rifles were covered Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #4

The Brady Bill mandates handguns, but allows states their own regulations. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #5

#1 is false. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #6

As was pointed out earlier. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #7

That's fair. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #11

There is no such thing as Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #12

What is an "unlicensed dealer"? Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #16

The term is "private seller" SecularMotion Oct 2015 #18

Correct Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #19

Looks like your word count flagged what's got your dander up. HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #22

I guess I'm being misunderstood. Half-Century Man Oct 2015 #29

And you can see how the misinformation Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #31

You forget one of the biggest problems- the government refuses Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #38