• MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    The “gun show” loophole is the “I want to sell my gun to someone who isn’t a firearms dealer” loophole.

    Terming it a gun show loophole makes legislators go after gun shows as if dealers are selling firearms there to anybody without a background check.

    It also leads into legislation like the recent proposal for preventing non-dealers from turning a profit on gun sales( many guns increase in value over time, discouraging private sales in general)

    What most people can agree on is universal background checks for private sales, but because of weasel words the conversation is poisoned.

    • popcap200@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      Yeah, I call it the gun show loophole because that’s the common phrasing, but I see your issue with the phrase. Do you have a preferred name for it?

      I personally still think any gun sale should be facilitated through an FFL whether directly or as a third party for the purpose of background checks being done.