01-05-2013, 08:58 PM
I read today about some gun shows in New York and elsewhere being closed by the venues due to public pressure and/or some vendors agreeing not to sell AR15s or magazines. I kinda wonder if the venues and dealers agreed so easily only because they're out of stock anyway.
I'm curious about how/whether private gun transactions are affected by the proposed bans.
Two out of every 5 guns are sold privately between individuals (not through a licensed dealer) at gun shows or through other private transactions. There is currently no federal mandate requiring a background check for gun show sales, though 17 states have passed their own laws regulating these transactions:
-6 states (CA, CO, IL, NY, OR, RI) require universal background checks on all firearm sales at gun shows.
-3 more states (CT, MD, PA) require background checks on all handgun sales made at gun shows.
-7 other states (HI, IA, MA, MI, NJ, NC, NE) require purchasers to obtain a permit and undergo a background check before buying a handgun.
-1 state, Florida, allows its counties to regulate gun shows by requiring background checks on all firearms purchases at these events.
If anyone knows, is Feinstein proposing to make background checks at gun shows a federal requirement?
It was easy to find information about current state laws/controls, but didn't find anything specifically about gun shows in Feinstein's website draft proposal. The "grandfathering registration" requirement that she is proposing leads me to believe that she wants all guns (new and old, through licensed dealers or private transactions) tracked. But, that's just an assumption on my part.
I'm curious about how/whether private gun transactions are affected by the proposed bans.
Two out of every 5 guns are sold privately between individuals (not through a licensed dealer) at gun shows or through other private transactions. There is currently no federal mandate requiring a background check for gun show sales, though 17 states have passed their own laws regulating these transactions:
-6 states (CA, CO, IL, NY, OR, RI) require universal background checks on all firearm sales at gun shows.
-3 more states (CT, MD, PA) require background checks on all handgun sales made at gun shows.
-7 other states (HI, IA, MA, MI, NJ, NC, NE) require purchasers to obtain a permit and undergo a background check before buying a handgun.
-1 state, Florida, allows its counties to regulate gun shows by requiring background checks on all firearms purchases at these events.
If anyone knows, is Feinstein proposing to make background checks at gun shows a federal requirement?
It was easy to find information about current state laws/controls, but didn't find anything specifically about gun shows in Feinstein's website draft proposal. The "grandfathering registration" requirement that she is proposing leads me to believe that she wants all guns (new and old, through licensed dealers or private transactions) tracked. But, that's just an assumption on my part.