Should Background Checks Be Required at Gun Shows?
Another firearms show is scheduled soon in Gwinnett County. Share your thoughts.
With another gun show scheduled soon in Gwinnett County, it's time to note a significant feature of such events. Background checks apparently are not required in Georgia and several other states, according to available information. Large numbers of people flocked to the Gwinnett fairgrounds last weekend for a gun show. The current national discussion of gun control and safety (due to the December shooting in Newtown, Connecticut) was obviously a reason. However, it also appears to be easier to purchase a firearm in Georgia and other states at a gun show than through a traditional retailer. This is due to the so-called "gun show loophole." -- Should the "gun show loophole" be closed? What are your thoughts on gun rights? Share your thoughts…
John Cook
12:25 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
In Great Britain, where guns have been banned for years, violent crime per 1000 people is one of the highest rates in the world. Banning guns did nothing to control violent crime. While we debate which guns to ban, they debate which kitchen knives to ban next. After President Reagan and Jim Brady were shot, the perpetrator was sent to a mental facility. Then instead of solving the real problem--… more ›