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Pennsylvania

JPZenger

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2. Background checks only required for handguns at Gun Shows

Reply to JPZenger (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:47 AM

Dec 2012

http://www.csgv.org/issues-and-campaigns/gun-show-loophole/gun-show-loophole-faq

Federal law only requires licensed dealers to do background checks of firearms purchasers. Many people selling at gun shows are not licensed dealers. PA. only requires sellers at gun shows to do background checks of handgun purchasers. As a result, you can buy assault weapons at a gun show in PA. without even the most basic of background checks.

There are hundreds of gun shows a year in Pa.

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Corbett: PA Needs to Keep the Weakest Gun Laws in the Country [View all] JPZenger Dec 2012 OP

I am so weary... Freedomofspeech Dec 2012 #1

Background checks only required for handguns at Gun Shows JPZenger Dec 2012 #2

I'm not 100% if that is accurate. Glassunion Dec 2012 #6

Actual it is barrels under 16 inch for rifles, 18 inches for Shotguns, the same as in Federal law happyslug Dec 2012 #9

Thanks for the clarification. Glassunion Dec 2012 #10

Pennsylvania requires all PISTOLS to be transferred via a dealer or the County Sheriff happyslug Dec 2012 #8

Link to excellent post about various types of firearms JPZenger Dec 2012 #3

This, I believe, is the key sentence: malthaussen Dec 2012 #4

Sure, we don't want to get into this discussion now...... Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #5

Former PA House Staffer - New to DU - Daryl Metcalfe Hater TimKeller Dec 2012 #7