White House Finalizes Proposal To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales

[kentuck]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-gun-sales-expanded-background-checks-proposal_5669c2d3e4b009377b24274a

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional approval.

White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says the president has asked his team to complete a proposal and submit it for his review "in short order." She says the recommendations will include measures to expand background checks.

Jarrett spoke Wednesday night at a vigil for the victims of the Newtown shooting, according to a summary provided by the White House.

After the mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, Obama said his team was looking for ways to tighten gun laws without a vote in Congress. White House officials have said they're exploring closing the so-called "gun show loophole" that allows people to buy weapons at gun shows and online without a background check.

[aikoaiko]

1. Anyone have any ideas how this might be enforceable if its not law?

[ManiacJoe]

2. If you are just paying it lip service, "enforceable" is not really a concern.

I like the way all the reporters keep saying that the "gun show loophole" allows guns to be purchased without a background check when the federal law actually prohibits a background check by private sellers.

[kentuck]

3. Where does the Federal law "prohibit" that?

Can we find that in the US Code?

Here is some interesting information that is in the law. I think those that say the laws are already on the book but they are just not being enforced are probably correct.

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/rpt/2009-R-0020.htm

[ManiacJoe]

4. The NICS db system is only available to licensed dealers.

Private sellers are not allowed to use it.