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.
Monday, December 21, 2015
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Friday, December 11, 2015
President Barack Obama's advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional ...
Monday, December 7, 2015
In the hours after the San Bernardino rampage, President Obama reiterated the plea for “common sense gun safety ...
Thursday, December 3, 2015
White House officials are seeking a way to use executive authority to close the so-called gun show loophole ...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy and other gun control advocates have switched their focus from Congress to the ...
Thursday, November 5, 2015
The nation’s largest lobbying organization for gun rights has come to the aid of gun shows held at ...
Thursday, October 22, 2015
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission did not want to host the gun show that is expected ...
Monday, October 19, 2015
Washington Post: "By any reasonable measure, Clinton’s claim that 40 percent of guns are sold at gun shows ...
Thursday, October 8, 2015
When Hillary Clinton rolled out a series of new gun control proposals this week, one of the most ...
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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