Am I missing something...

[CaveMan58]

...or is the media just completely uninformed as always? I keep hearing about requiring background checks at gun shows. I've purchased at gun shows and have had to always pass a background check, or at least I thought I was being checked. Am I wrong? I understand that when buying from private party this isn't the case. Is this what they're mistakenly referring to when they say the "gun show loophole?"

 

[Erich]

Yes, indeed.

 

[rbhargan]

They do not understand the difference between purchasing from an FFL holder and a private sale. The "gun show loophole" is a fabrication, whether it is malicious or simple ignorance is debateable.

 

[ATM]

Uninformed at best.

It would be more accurate to describe the media as actively engaged in an agenda of deliberate misinformation aimed at swaying the opinion of the uninformed masses.

 

[eldirector]

The "gun show loophole" is simply spin on perfectly legal private party sales. It just sounds more menacing that way.

To say "anyone can buy a gun at a gun show without a background check" is blatantly false. The media simply doesn't care, as long as it generates views (and ad revenue).

 

[spec4]

This scheme is just another step in the liberal handbook to disarm us. Otherwise why would they be pushing something this ridiculous so hard?

 

[CaveMan58]

So then yes, I am definitely having my background check ran when I purchase from a dealer at the show? I do believe it's a bit of both, maliciousness and ignorance. They won't truly work to find the truth since it does not serve their purpose. And the ones that don't hold malice for lawful gun owners just don't care to find the truth because, well they simply don't care enough to be correct. Gun lovers are the convenient whipping posts of the elitist media in my opinion.

 

[stephen87]

Most of them are just going by what Mr. President says. He claims that you can buy firearms from FFLs without a background check at gunshows, which is not the case.

 

[cosermann]

Uninformed at best.

It would be more accurate to describe the media as actively engaged in an agenda of deliberate misinformation aimed at swaying the opinion of the uninformed masses.

^^^ This.

 

[figley]

4473 IS AN INFRINGEMENT

it's a concession that was made before most of us were active

quit playing their game