Gun nuts are going to lose this one.

[krispos42]

108. That's an incorrect idea you have there

Common, but incorrect.

Gun shows don't sell guns. Vendors at gun shows do. A gun show is essentially a temporary mall for gun vendors.

An analogy is your regular shopping mall... If you buy a pair of socks at "the mall", you're actually buying them from a retailer who had rented space from the mall owner. Westfield didn't sell you socks; their tenant Target did.

Nearly all the gun sellers at a gun show are federally-licenced gun dealers from the area gathering at a single event.

Whether a background check is done depends on the seller, not the geographic or retail location. A federally licensed dealer MUST perform a background check REGARDLESS of geographic location.

Gun show, storefront, parking lot, kitchen table, it doesn't matter.


Now, private sales are more flexible state by state. And private sellers can rent a table at a gun show as well, but it's not common.