Reply #11: The Gun Show Loophole For Dummies [View All]

[Treo]

I'm not sure what the exact number is but several states (Colorado included) do not regulate the private sale of fire arms.

IOW I can put an add in the local paper (there's actually only one in today's paper) and sell my gun to who ever shows up as long as I have no reason to believe he/she is a prohibited person. Closing the "gun loophole" would prohibit such sales at gun shows but would do nothing to regulate private sales out side of a gun show. So the guy who wants to sell (or buy) his gun W/out paper work will just continue to to do so in the paper or at the flea market or at a garage sale.

Criminals (who can't own firearms and don't have a history of buying them at gun shows anyway) will continue to buy them from the crack head who stole it from you.

Long story short nothing will change and in 5 years the grabbers will try to outlaw all private sales.

When they do criminals (who can't own firearms and don't have a history of buying them in private sales anyway) will continue to buy them from the crack head who stole it from you.

Now you understand "the gun show loophole"