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Originally Posted by C0untZer0
Right now, most of the laws regarding sales at gun shows are state laws. For example, in New York, private sales at gun shows are illegal. Through a sting, the NYAG demonstrated that NY law was sometimes being violated, so instead of toughening NY's already tough law, the NY crowd is just taking it national.
I don't think this law is going anywhere, but if it were to become law, it would impose FEDERAL law and regulations on all gun shows across the country.
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Every firearm transaction is subject to both federal and state law. This is true whether the transaction happens at a gun show, Guns-R-Us, or in somebody's back 40 acres.
Whether this bill would mandate (or come close to mandating) background checks, at a federal level, on every firearm transfer is a different question.