re: #155 bratwurst
Been meaning to ask where “gun show” loopholes fit into this in your opinion.
There is no “gun show loophole”.
Let’s go to “Gun Show America”.
Vendor A is an average joe selling 2 or 4 guns to make Christmas present money. He does not have a FFL.
Vendor B owns a gun store and is there with dozens of guns. He has an FFL.
I buy from A and it’s like I am buying from my neighbor. Cash on the barrel head & a shake of the hands is all that is legally required.
I buy from B because he’s actually got what I want. I have to fill out an ATF form 4473 and have a background check. Here in Wisconsin if it’s a handgun the 48 hour cooling off period still applies.
IOW, the law at the gun show is the exact same as it is everywhere else. A gun show is not magically more lax about the law. And if A sells to someone not legally eligible to own the firearm both are looking at long vacations at Club Fed.