CerealOverdose666Federal judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring dealers at gun shows to run background checks
I don’t get it? Can anybody buy a gun at a gun show? Do you show ID, to have it registered?
halcyoncmdrFrom my understanding as a general citizen, who owns several firearms but purchased them all from stores, and has done some research but not a lot…
A license is not required for most firearms and many/most states don’t require registering firearms at all. Unless you’re getting into things that require special federal licenses.
Gun shows are a massive loophole in existing background check requirements for purchasing from stores, because sales there are instead classified as private sales. Even if you’re purchasing from a business at the show. And private sales aren’t required to run background checks. No expectation for an individual selling a firearm to have to pay to run a check on who they are selling to, so no requirement for private sales.
OK so if I understand you correctly, at a gun show, you can buy a gun as if it was a piece of candy! No check, no registration no nothing. I’m sorry if it’s a stupid question, but this seems pretty crazy to me.
jrwperformance No. You have to go through a NICS check.
www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/…/about-nics
That sounds like a background check, so now I’m as confused as I was to begin with.
Edit: Maybe states are different, but apparently it’s possible to buy without any check or showing ID at least in some states.
FireTowerNICS checks are background checks, when people fill out a Form 4473 in a gun store that is for the NICS check. They are required on all sales from dealers (even at gun shows). They are not required (barring tighter state regulations) from private non-dealers.