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mr_lebowski

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3. There actually isn't a gun show loophole ... there's a private sales loophole ...

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 1, 2018, 12:02 PM

Mar 2018

Licensed FA dealers at gun shows have to conduct background checks just like they would at a store.

And to my understanding most (if not almost all large scale ones) gun shows ONLY have licensed FA dealers, so ... bit of a misnomer.

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With All The Change By Dicks, Wal-Mart & Kroger And Possibly Other.... [View all] global1 Mar 2018 OP

Closing the gun show loophole is a MUST. Ohiogal Mar 2018 #1

There actually isn't a gun show loophole ... there's a private sales loophole ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #3

I Heard Something Different Yesterday In The Coverage After..... global1 Mar 2018 #5

I'm just saying it's apparently far more accurate to refer to it as a 'private-sales' loophole ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #6

Reverse could be out of business Watchfoxheadexplodes Mar 2018 #2

What has Kroger done? TexasProgresive Mar 2018 #4

you can't trust a dick. bdtrppr6 Mar 2018 #7