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Old January 12, 2013, 11:28 AM   #25
Spats McGee
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Originally Posted by jimbob86
Maybe somebody can correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me the "loophole" they want to close is in fact private sales. They want a paper trail of some kind.
You're exactly right. The term "gun show loophole" has nothing at all to do with gun shows. It's simply the fact that FFL sales are treated differently than private sales. IMHO, the use of the term "loophole" is simply a mechanism to make the public believe that there's something shady going on.
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