27 Dec 2012 3:29 pm
They aren't "current" because they aren't correct.No, the figures aren't current because the NRA opposes keeping data on gun show sales.And don't think I didn't see that little slight of hand. Your first statement was "40% of the weapons sold are sold with no backround checks at all", and now that I called you on it, you've changed that statement to "40% of all guns sold are sold on the secondary market".Notice I included your misspelling in the first quote, to ensure you don't try to spin your attempt to change what you said.You're so **** cute.Because I worded something one way in one post and slightly different in another post, I was pulling a 'slight of hand'?ROFLI changed nothing.I said that 40% of guns are sold on the secondary market (gun shows, internet, private sales) with no backround checks.And that's what I meant.Unfortunately, current federal law requires criminal background checks only for guns sold through licensed firearm dealers, which account for just 60% of all gun sales in the United States. A loophole in the law allows individuals not “engaged in the business” of selling firearms to sell guns without a license—and without processing any paperwork. That means that two out of every five guns sold in the United States change hands without a background check.http://www.csgv.org/...n-show-loopholeSo only 60% of gun sales go through licensed firearms dealers and require a backround check.And two out of every five gun sales are made on the secondary market and require no backround check.Two out of five?That's what....about 40%? ROFLMistyBlue, on 27 Dec 2012 - 16:18, said:That's just it. There is no law requiring a backround check for guns bought on the secondary market (gun shows, internet, private sales...etc.).That's not the point.It is illegal for a convicted felon to possess a firearm.That is the point.Gun show loophole.Google it.