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Originally Posted by Lindsyburnsy
If it is so awesome to own any weapon and in many places, without a background check, age minimum, then why won't the gun loving NRA allow them in at their conventions....and yet those folks don't complain? But, openly carrying assault weapons into a grocery store, is perfectly sane.
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Where are these "many places" that don't require a background check? If you purchase a firearm from a licensed dealer you are required to pass a background check. That is federal law and cannot be disregarded. Some states require a background check on sales between private individuals, however under federal law the sale is legal without a check. The law states that prohibited persons cannot purchase or possess a firearm, it is a felony crime.
I went to the NRA convention in Nashville a few years back and the convention center where the event was held, a property owned by the city of Nashville, had the policy of no firearms on the premises, not the NRA. The NRA doesn't own convention centers, the organization rent the facilities and must follow the rules of the owning authority.