Hillary’s ‘Gun Show Loophole’ Proposal Is A Joke
Sean Davis, a co-founder of The Federalist, writes:
In the wake of a mass shooting at an Oregon community college last week, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced today that she would close the so-called “gun show loophole” with an executive order if she were elected president. . . .
Davis excerpts pertinent statutory references and then goes on to succinctly explain them:
Now, if you read through the ATF regulations or the statutes from which they derive their authority, you’ll notice something missing: any mention of gun shows or the Internet. Does that mean gun shows are unregulated, as Clinton and her allies dishonestly imply? Does it mean that Internet sales are unregulated? Not at all. In fact, it shows the exact opposite.
There is zero protection enshrined in law for transactions that happen to occur at a gun show or over the Internet. Zip. Zilch. Nada. The so-called “gun show loophole” simply does not exist. Nor does any sort of Internet gun sale loophole. . . . If you are an FFL * who sells guns at a gun show, you are required by law to either process a background check prior to the sale of a gun, or you must confirm, usually by examining a concealed carry permit or a purchase permit (both of which require background checks), that a buyer is not legally prohibited from purchasing or possessing a gun.
In the same vein, there’s no Internet gun sale loophole, either. You can’t legally buy a gun off the Internet from some random guy ten states away and have it show up on your doorstep the next morning. . . . Any firearm purchased from another state must be processed through an FFL in the state in which the buyer resides. That FFL is required to process a background check before providing the gun to you.
The only federal background check exemption that exists is for transactions between private, non-FFL individuals who reside in the same state. . . .
Remember Hillary calls herself a lawyer, never mind that at least one superior called her a lying lawyer.
We encourage you to read Davis article in its entirety. Additional related reading is available at these links:
Geraldo Rivera slams NRA (WND)
Clinton Misfires on Gun Control (Patriot Post)
R Mall
- FFL — Federal Fire Arms License – a required authorization to sell firearms as a business.
