CNN films illegal gun sales at gun shows.

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spanishjames

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CNN producers went undercover to various gun shows in the SC, TN, GA area and purchased three handguns, and an AR-15, from sellers who never asked for ID to verify residence. One seller didn't even ask "what he's going to do with the gun?". These types of reports are more fuel for the Universal Background Check proponents. I know there's bad apples in every bunch, but this is unacceptable, considering the push for stricter gun laws.

I was thinking, why not verify residence at the door, then issue armbands to those eligible to buy. But it's much simpler for each seller to ask for ID himself. These sellers broke the law, and are no help to the rest of us.

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/10/buying-guns-no-questions-asked/?hpt=ac_t4
 
Well now that I re-read the story, I noticed it doesn't mention when these were purchased. The prices seem a little low, $1150.00 for the AR, and 525.00 for Glocks. I hope no one is doing this today.
 
yet these wonderful upstanding 'citizens" from cnn refused to show proper id? just because they werent asked, they knew they were legally obligated to show proof of residence.

arent they smart enough to know they were breaking the law themselves/ its the famous "but officer i only bought those three ounces of cocaine so i could prove the guy on the corner was a drug dealer"
 
Where does it say ID must be shown for private sales in these states?

Were the buyers of these guns residents of the state they were in? If only only one man bought them, he committed several Federal felonies.
 
I watched this on CNN as well. Sometimes it feels like we are fighting a losing battle. The media and left will not rest until our rights are stripped away.
 
I have not been attending gun shows lately.In Colorado,the way it works,there is a table set up for background checks.Example,I was a private seller at a gunshow table.I had an old p-14 barreled action,just a bolt barreled action for sale.

A 4473 form had to be filled out and a background check done.

Signs were posted that the parking lot was being monitored and any transactions on the premises that went around the lawful process were subject to prosecution

It may be different in other states,but in my world,there is no gun show loophole ,it is no different to buy a gun at a gun show than it is at a gun store.

If it occurs that someone is filmed breaking a law,the answer is prosecuting the lawbreaker,not making more laws
 
As I follow all the gun law debates & discussion, I keep hearing about the "Gun Show Loophole". I've been too embarrassed to ask "What is the loophole?". Here in Texas the only loophole I know of was that someone at a gun show would show his CHL, buy a gun, then hand it over to his buddy, who was the real customer all along. I'm not even sure that is illegal, but they cracked down on that & now that is a thing of the past. Are there other loop holes I don't know of???

...bug :confused::confused:
 
Maybe we should thank the guys from CNN for showing how the gun laws are a waste of time.
So, they freely ignored federal law in buying guns out of their state of residency,
And then broke some more federal laws by transferring them to someone else - the "security people at CNN".
Proving that laws have no effect on those willing to take the risk to break them.
Is anyone at BATFE paying attention to these law breakers?
 
Gun shows: Providing venues for reporters to commit felonies across this great land. :rolleyes:

In all seriousness, though, I haven't looked up TN, SC, or GA law, but I question whether the seller was, in fact, required to check ID.
 
Spats,
I agree. Could be state law....,but we do know CNN broke the law buying out of state....When do the prosecutions begin?
 
I don't know of any requirement to ask for an ID. I have never heard of any requirement to ask what a buyer intends to do with a gun, and I would think a seller who asked that kind of thing would often as not be told to mind his business. Sure, it might be along the lines of "shoot it, obviously," but that would just be a polite and light way of saying MYOB.

OTOH, if a buyer says things like, "I wanted to buy this last week, but the transaction got refused at the gun shop," that would raise flags.

BumbleBug, what you described was a straw purchase, and it is very illegal. There is no "gun show loophole" that allows that. The same thing can happen at an FFL's gun shop, and it's hard to prevent, unless the straw purchaser decides to buy in bulk or does something else that creates suspicion.
 
I just ran a quick search (LexisNexis) on TN, SC, and GA. Interestingly, GA has a provision that prohibits insurance companies from excluding or denying coverage based on a person's or a person's family's lawful ownership or carrying of firearms. That tidbit aside, I see nothing in any of the codes for any of those states that requires a seller to request ID.

I've heard a buyer state his intentions when buying a gun ("I've been looking for a new turkey gun," for example). I might even discuss my intentions along those lines with a potential seller, but I can also see getting creeped out by the question, depending on how it came up in the conversation.
 
The reporter did say some vendors refused to sell without proof of residency. If you don't need to show, or ask for ID, then how do you know the buyer's a resident of your state? I believe any sale across state lines require an FFL everytime.
 
Under 18 USC 922, a sale is prohibited where a seller knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the buyer does not reside in the same state as the seller. That does not mean that the seller is required to investigate the buyer's state of residence.
 
Under 18 USC 922, a sale is prohibited where a seller knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the buyer does not reside in the same state as the seller. That does not mean that the seller is required to investigate the buyer's state of residence.
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Then there's the loophole the antis are up in arms about. In Illinois, we have a FOID which is needed to possess a firearm. I assumed you had to, at the very least, need to show an ID/DL to prove you're 21 for a handgun, and a resident of that state.
 
Well, the law will jump into action like they did for David Gregory.

Tutorial on the loophole:

1. It was first portrayed incorrectly that you could buy guns at shows without NICS. Implied that even FFL dealers could do such legally. That is not the case. If a dealer does that - it's a crime.

2. When that was pointed out, it was claimed that the gun show was a convenient meeting locale for private sales. That expedited illegal sales. Thus the gun show was an attractive nuisance for criminal activity. Austin, TX made that claim against its shows.

Number 2 is now the argument for having NICS for private sales at shows.

The use of loophole changed from implying away for FFL sales to avoid NICS to that of private sales to criminals being made easy.
 
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