I wonder if they couldn’t find the anti-rights paid shill for the story, or just hearing so many cops and dealers say the “Gun Show Loophole” is crap they just didn’t bother.
Also great point that gun shows are the WORST place for a criminal to attempt an illegal buy. There are TONS of cops there, doing security and directing traffic. What wasn’t mentioned was that gun shows are crowded, and you cannot conduct ANY private business there. People will be all around you when you are buying and selling. The possibility that somebody might be listening in to a shady transaction and either A) call the cops, or B) be a cop themselves spending their day off at the gun show, is probably a bigger risk than a criminal wants.
Of course we have all sorts of illegal transfers happening outside of gun shows, even in states where lawful citizens cannot privately transfer guns.
The cops are right, the “Gun Show Loophole” is a crock!
But their agenda… sigh…
I had a thought, if anti-gun laws truly worked, there would be absolutely NO coppers killed with their own guns – yet that is still one of the highest numbers year in and year out.