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In reply to the discussion: As the NRA actively worked for Obama's defeat [View all]Stretch714
(90 posts)Pro gun people say that because it is true. The "the gun show loophole" is a term made up to make people think that laws are being broken. If a state has a law that says private sales do not need back ground checks then no law is being broken or no "loophole" is being used.
If you go to a gun show and buy a gun from a dealer with a federal firearms license you will go through a back ground check. if not the dealer is braking the law. I don't know the numbers but I would bet that the vast majority of gun owners do not sell to strangers, even at gun shows. Does it happen, sure it dose. But that brings us back to the LAW. Private sales are 100% legal, at least here in Ohio where I live now. Calling it a "loophole" is just putting out false information and misleading people.
This is the same for guns bought online. If you buy a gun from a guy in Florida and you live in Indiana. If the guy in Fla ships the gun right to you he is braking the law. The law says he has to ship it to a dealer with an FFL. When you go to pick up the gun, you will go through a background check. That is the law. No "loopholes" involved.