Ravenwood - 03/02/04 04:30 PM
So reports Geek with a .45.
UPDATE: Fox News reports it, so it must be true. Although they do their best to spread the misinformation:
Under current law, unlicensed gun dealers at private shows are not required to ask for government background checks before selling weapons.This is what gun banners call the "gun show loophole". But the thing is that in the legal sense, there is no such thing as an "unlicensed gun dealer". Someone dealing guns without a license is a criminal and should be charged as such by the ATF. A private individual who sells a gun is a seller, not a dealer. It may sound like semantics, but it would be like the government requiring you to get a business license before you can sell your used car. Selling a car or two doesn't make you a car dealer, because you aren't making your living in the car business. The same should hold true for guns.
No matter how you slice it, requiring private individuals to get permission from the government before they can sell a legal product to a legal purchaser is a form of tyranny. Fox News ought to be ashamed for furthering the misconceptions.
Oh, jeez, I need to be ratified by foxnews? Thanks.
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Posted by: geekWithA.45 at March 2, 2004 5:40 PMwell, at least it wasn't MSNBC
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