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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
Perhaps I should have specifically said requiring background checks at a gun show. I realize if the seller FFL or not knows you are a felon (depending on the state) you can't purchase the weapon.
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Have you been to any gun shows at all? Background checks are required at a gun show. Just like anywhere else. The only exception is sales between individuals. Which constitutes a very small percent of sales at a gun show.
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A Bureau of Justice Statistics report indicates that less than 1% of criminals obtain guns from gun shows.1 This study was based on interviews with 18,000 prison inmates and is the largest such study ever conducted by the federal government. It is also entirely consistent with previous federal studies, such as another BJS study which found only 1.7% of federal prison inmates obtained their guns from gun shows. 2 Similarly, a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) study reported less than 2% of criminals' guns came from gun shows.3
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http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/ascii/fuo.txt