Originally Posted by Guest

It is actually not a "Gun Show loophole" so much as it is a "Private sale" loophole. It became characterized as a Gun Show loophole because so many private sales were being made at gun show venues, where complete strangers met to buy and sell guns.

Federal law can regulate "businesses" engaged in interstate commerce. Interestingly, the federal government has never settled on a specific number of gun sales at a gun show, or in a particular period of time, which would trigger the requirement for a person to have a Federal Firearms license.

Regulation of private in-state sales is more problematic, and is best addressed by the individual states. The residents of different states have different views.

Carl in Tampa

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