Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: 11 Terrifying Reasons to Close the Gun Show Loophole [View all]rl6214
(8,142 posts)1. Mac-10 $795
What's the point?
2. 10% of the guns used in crimes by juveniles and children were sold at gun shows and flea markets.
Cite to proof
3. Handgun $595
Yeah, average handgun price regardless of where you buy it.
4. Buy a gun...no questions asked. 63% of private sellers sold guns to purchasers who said they could not pass a background check
Private sellers are not required to ask questions, 63% cite to proof
5. Handgun ammunition $12.95
What type? I can buy 9mm at Academy sports for cheaper than that. .40 cal is a little more expensive as is .45
6. "I would not have bought a gun for Eric and Dylan if I had had to give any personal information or submit to any kind o fcheck at all." Robyn Anderson, frond who bought guns at a local gun show for the Columbine shooters.
Private sellers are not required to ask for information, would have been the same if they had purchased out of the back of a car, in a bar, somebodies house...
7. 25%-50% of the vendors at most gun shows are unlicensed dealers.
"Dealers" are required to be licensed, private sellers are not, there is no such thing as an "unlicensed dealer"
8. Semi-Auto and Auto Weapons Guides $7.95-$29.95
Books? Big deal.
9. No background checks are required by unlicensed sellers.
See question 6
10. AK-47 Replacement Parts $4.99-$49.99
Big deal, you can get parts anywhere, they are not illegal to own or sell. If you are selling a lower reciever, that is the part that makes it a gun and all of the rules and regulations for buying and selling a gun apply.
11. Assaut weapons are back on the market - get one today at your local gun show.
"Assault weapons" is a term made up by the anti-gun zealots and can apply to any weapon, they can be bought at any gun shop and all of the rules and regulations for buying and selling apply.
I thought this letter was fairly week. The gun prices in 1 and 3 seem expensive to me. 6 seems like an important point. 4 doesn't seem believable. What do you think about this letter? Is it factual?
Is it factual? Some is, some isn't. The prices may be but the rest is just BS.