Gun Shows
Gun shows are widely attended by Americans interested in firearms for defensive purposes, hunting, sports, recreation and historical significance.
In the 1990s, gun control supporters began claiming that criminals were commonly acquiring guns at shows. However, studies by the federal government have repeatedly shown that less than one percent of state prison inmates incarcerated for gun crimes acquired their guns at shows, while most acquired guns through theft, on the black market, or from family members or friends.
In the same period, gun control supporters began pushing federal legislation to require background checks on the relatively small number of people at shows who buy guns from people who are not dealers. Now, they demand a background check for any sale, trade, gift or other transfer of any firearm, anywhere, to anyone—in some cases, including family members or friends.
NRA opposes expansion of the background check system, because criminals easily get guns by other means and because expanding the background check requirement would be a step toward transforming the background check system into a national gun registry.
Friday, June 21, 2013
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims’ families are heading to Capitol ...
Thursday, May 30, 2013
PART 1 -- What happened at the Pinellas County Gun Show this past weekend. PART 2 -- Why ...
Friday, May 24, 2013
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has vowed to "start" enforcing a little known county ordinance that requires background ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A gun-control bill calling for background checks at gun shows has been temporarily set aside.The bill scheduled for ...
Friday, May 3, 2013
By close votes Thursday, a legislative committee supported expanding mandatory background checks on gun show purchases and rejected ...
Friday, March 22, 2013
A Minnesota House panel on Thursday approved background checks for firearm sales at gun shows, but the measure ...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The farthest reaching gun control bill in the Minnesota House, which would have expanded background checks to nearly ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Monday, March 18, 2013
A proposal to require criminal background checks of more people who buy firearms at gun shows has cleared ...
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