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> closing the insane loopholes that mean no-one needs a background check if they buy a gun at at a gun show, etc. It's not that buying a gun at a gun show magi
by GVIrish 10y ago
> closing the insane loopholes that mean no-one needs a background check if they buy a gun at at a gun show, etc.
It's not that buying a gun at a gun show magically means you don't need a background check. It's that buying a gun from a private individual rather than a dealer doesn't require a background check. Any dealer selling firearms at a gun show has to perform background checks.
I do think at the least the law can be changed so the police require background checks for all transactions at gun shows. But the bigger problem is person to person gun sales and transfers outside of the easy view of the law. How do you require a background check if someone buys a gun from a guy they know or a relative gifts a gun?
- skybrian 10y agoA first step would be to make it easy for private sellers to verify that a background check has been done. It should be as easy as getting a credit report.
- GVIrish 10y agoYeah I think if you gave private sellers a way to do that, many would do it voluntarily. I just don't know how you require it. Maybe you could hold someone legally responsible if they commit a crime with a firearm you sold them if you didn't perform the check. But to do that you'd need a national registry of firearms which many vehemently oppose.