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"It's his gun show. I'm just trying to buy tickets.". The Seahawks signed Duckett to a five-year contract in March, after he spent one middling season with Detroit and the one before that with Washington. (International Herald Tribune)
FSU's Parker arrested on gun and drug charges Apr 23, 2008
Parker told police a friend bought him the gun at a gun show, but he said he was not aware there was marijuana in the vehicle. There were three passengers in his vehicle. (The Palm Beach Post)
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Next time it could be our loved ones whose lives are in the hands of a mad gunman all because the wrong person was able to pick up a weapon from the local gun show. Article Rating. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
• In Pennsylvania, gun owners show mistrust for Clinton, Obama Apr 18, 2008
It's a drizzly, chilly morning in this tiny eastern Pennsylvania town, but the muddy parking lot outside the low-slung, cinder block community center for the gun show is full ... "They can say what they want," says David Hinkle, a patron of the gun show from Alburtis ... At the Alburtis gun show, several merchants said they were stocking up on assault weapons, which includes automatic pistols and AK-47s, in the belief that if either Clinton or Obama becomes president, they would soon work to... (FOX59, IN)
Have 'Gun'-Will Travel: Band eyes road for new album Apr 18, 2008
Although "The Means and the Machine" represents a diversity of styles and sounds, Mathis is adamant that an American Gun show is not a staid re-creation of its album cuts. "As a five-piece, we can't reproduce on stage what we did on the album, but I've always liked bands who sound different live and on record," he says. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Slow Progress On Guns And The Mentally Ill Apr 17, 2008
Helmke notes that even if Cho's name had been in the system, he still could have bought his weapons at a gun show, where in 35 states no background check is required. Virginia recently defeated an effort to close the so-called gun show loophole, despite lobbying by parents of Virginia Tech victims. (CBS News)
Illinois House rejects one-a-month handgun purchase limit Apr 17, 2008
They say it would be an inconvenience for someone who might want to buy several pistols at a gun show ... HastertVotesAgainstStudentsAgain wrote on Apr 10, 2008 2:38 PM:" Tough one. The only thing I can relate this to is having to give up some civil rights after 9/11. OK, I am willing to give up some civil rights to catch terrorists. You can listen in on my phone LEGALLY, after going through the FISA courts. Have the second handgun shipped the next month bought at a gun show. A small... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Anti-gun protests mark a year since Virginia Tech horror Apr 17, 2008
Gun control campaigners have also drawn a bead on gun shows. A spokesman for the Brady campaign to prevent gun violence said that had the Virginia Tech killer not been able to buy his weapons legally, he could easily have armed himself at a gun show ... "The federally licensed gun dealers must run background checks, but the hobbiest or private seller doesn't have to run checks. These supposed hobbiests have become an industry and go from gun show to gun show," a Brady campaign spokesman, Peter... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
CCRKBA Says April 16 'Lie-Ins' Are For Lyin' Anti-Gunners Apr 16, 2008
"Gun control fanatics will use this event to lobby for gun show legislation, waiting periods and whatever else they think the public wants to hear," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, "when in fact, Virginia Tech is the text book example of how stringent gun laws utterly fail to prevent such shootings, and exacerbate them by making it impossible for the victims to fight back and defend themselves. "Gun grabbers suggest that closing a mythical 'gun show loophole' will prevent such crimes," he... (PR Newswire)
The gun debate: Safety, accountability held hostage to lobby Apr 16, 2008
Consider this: If the Virginia Tech gunman who killed our son and 31 others last April 16 had been denied the right to buy a gun because of mental health issues, he could have found the firearms he wanted at a gun show ... The Columbine High School shooters in Colorado bought firearms at gun shows. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mother still in disbelief year after killing Apr 16, 2008
Ms. Clark said people in more than 50 cities will hold "lie-ins" Wednesday to commemorate those killed at Virginia Tech and to call on Congress to close a gun show loophole in the nation's background check system. Participants will lie down for a few minutes to highlight the time it takes to purchase a gun in the United States. (The Augusta Chronicle)
* US mayors call for new gun control measures Apr 16, 2008
The group aims to broadcast a public service announcement calling for an end to the so-called gun-show loophole, which excludes merchants at gun shows from having to conduct federally mandated background checks on buyers ... You can walk into a gun show, having a criminal record a mile long, and just walk up to a counter and buy 20 guns and walk out the door with no checks and no federal restrictions whatsoever, Bloomberg said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Metro Briefs Apr 16, 2008
45-caliber gun from a Cedar Rapids gun show. The two were also in possession of a handgun obtained in Johnson County that was traced to a burglary in Muscatine County, police reported. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Mayors team up in ad to fight illegal guns Apr 15, 2008
Mayor Thomas M. Menino is appearing with three other mayors in a TV ad campaign calling for action to close the "gun show loophole." The bipartisan ad, designed to run nationwide, was released this week by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a national coalition chaired by Menino, a Democrat, and independent New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The two are joined by Mayors Sheila Dixon of Baltimore and John Peyton of Jacksonville, Fla. (Boston Globe)
Wal-Mart to toughen gun sale rules Apr 15, 2008
The mayors' gun summit also unveiled a new lobbying effort to close what they call the "gun show loophole" that allows people to purchase guns without background checks at gun shows. Bloomberg founded the group two years ago with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. (NJ.com)
Wal-Mart to log gun sales, crimes Apr 15, 2008
The mayors gun summit also unveiled a new lobbying effort to close what they call the gun show loophole, which allows sales of firearms without background checks between private individuals at gun shows ... The group, largely funded by Bloombergs personal fortune, announced it was spending more than $100,000 on television ads, starting Wednesday, featuring all three of the current main presidential candidates voicing their opposition to the gun show loophole ... End the gun show... (MSNBC -- Race)
Political Big Guns Work On Gun Reform Apr 15, 2008
They said they want to close a loophole in the law that allows anyone to buy guns at a gun show without a background check. Peyton used Jacksonville as an example of where guns from gun show sales end up used in crimes ... "We noticed in Jacksonville, when we really started peeling layers of the onion back, that many of the folks who are wrecking havoc on our community quite frankly were using guns that were purchased illegally. Gun shows are one of those venues -- close that loophole," said... (News4Jax.com, FL)
Mayors to Candidates: Target Gun Control Apr 15, 2008
"All three candidates said they oppose the gun show loophole, which allows criminals to buys guns illegally and murder innocent Americans," the mayors said in the television ad. Gun Control in the Election. (ABC News)
Remembering Virginia Tech One Year Later Apr 14, 2008
Topping their agenda, closing the so-called "gun show loophole." 35 states don't require private sellers at gun shows to conduct the instant background checks that federally-licensed dealers must do ... "Where would he go to buy his gun that was easy, that was untrackable, that's unregulated? Where would you go? You would go to a gun show." ... In a new poll this week, 60% of Americans surveyed say they favor stricter gun control measures, with 80% supporting closing the "gun show loophole."... (CBS News -- Evening News)
On Virginia Tech One Year Mark, Remembrances in Scores of Communities to Urge Common Sense Gun Laws Apr 12, 2008 Police Beat: April 4, 2008 Apr 4, 2008 Gun show to be held this weekend Apr 3, 2008 Athletes, guns do not mix Apr 2, 2008 Health problems don’t stop gun show promoter Mar 30, 2008 Gun show opens for the weekend Mar 29, 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Mar 22, 2008 Meteorite stolen from museum recovered at gun show Mar 19, 2008 Stolen meteorite slice found at gun show Mar 19, 2008 Ricker melts guns, turns metal into art Mar 18, 2008 Critics take aim at gun buybacks Mar 18, 2008 2 minors charged with gun violations Mar 7, 2008 NRA promotes firearms safety Mar 7, 2008 ASU officers to carry assault-style weapons Mar 6, 2008 Loophole is in private citizen sale Mar 6, 2008 2 Dead, 5 Injured In Fla. Wendy's Shooting Mar 5, 2008 Burchell, Kincaid win MEA election Mar 3, 2008 Guest column: Common-sense solutions needed to stop killings connected with guns Mar 3, 2008 Wolf critic attends gun show Mar 2, 2008 LETTER: Time for Illinois to look at concealed carry Feb 28, 2008 Pieces of Tex. turn primary into puzzle Feb 27, 2008 Creeping around a debate that has citizens up in arms Feb 22, 2008 Gunman kills 5, injures 16 at Northern Illinois University Feb 21, 2008 Gilchrest the Latest: Revolt of the Right Feb 18, 2008 Held up by gun-lobby radicals Feb 16, 2008 Another 'Gun Free Zone' Massacre... Feb 16, 2008 SHE CAN'T CATCH US! Feb 14, 2008 Forum challenges teens on weapons Feb 5, 2008 The process should be uniform Jan 30, 2008 Wooten: Wrap it up. Ted's in. Jan 29, 2008 Panel rejects 'Gun-Show Loophole' bill Jan 26, 2008 Update: Gun Show "Loophole" Jan 25, 2008 Va. Gun Show Loophole Bill Rejected Jan 24, 2008 Bill Blocking Gun Show Purchases by Mentally Ill Dies in Va. Jan 24, 2008 Del Norte Outdoors: Where the candidates stand on gun ownership Jan 24, 2008 Virginia Tech survivors protest Jan 23, 2008 Senate committee puts off gun vote Jan 22, 2008 Duel Over Gun Laws Jan 22, 2008 University students protest for stricter gun control laws Jan 21, 2008 Despite a disappointing finish, Thompson doesn't drop out Jan 20, 2008 Committee Rejects Expanded Gun Show Background Check - UPDATE Jan 20, 2008 Va. Panel Rejects Closing Gun Law Loophole Jan 19, 2008 Gun show sale bill killed by panel Committee kills bill to close gun-show loophole Jan 19, 2008 Virginia House Panel Rejects Gun Show Bill Jan 19, 2008 Committee Rejects Closing Gun Show Loophole Jan 19, 2008 Bill to End Va. Gun Show Loophole Fails Jan 19, 2008 General Assembly Session 2008 Begins Jan 11, 2008 CCRKBA Blasts VA Gov. Kaine for Using Virginia Tech Crime to Attack Gun Shows Jan 10, 2008 50 guns, 2,000 rounds stolen (1447) Jan 10, 2008 Collectors flock to show to view quality firearms Jan 6, 2008 Best of the blotter for 2007 Dec 31, 2007 Nathaniel Greenbaum Gallery - Beach Day Dec 31, 2007 ATF says guns sent illegally south of the border Dec 30, 2007 Va. Tech victims' families to lobby for state changes in gun, mental health laws Dec 26, 2007 Mystery lingers around woman's disappearance Dec 23, 2007 Off-duty deputy shoots, kills robbery suspect Dec 9, 2007 HEARTLAND HORROR: Mall Attack in Omaha... Dec 6, 2007 Something different Dec 6, 2007 Tech Shooting Victims Ask For Help Dec 5, 2007 Kaine: Close Gun Show Loophole Nov 29, 2007 Giuliani Says Fred Thompson Has No Record Nov 25, 2007 Obama says his health package does more Nov 25, 2007 Thompson aiming at Romney, Giuliani with trip to S.C. gun show Nov 23, 2007 Doyle receives award for efforts to reduce gun violence Nov 22, 2007 Today in the Cedar Valley Nov 18, 2007
Demonstration Locations include US Supreme Court and Capitol, Virginia Tech University, Presidential Debate in Philadelphia WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, April 16, the one-year mark of the terrible tragedy that took 32 innocent lives at Virginia Tech, local citizens in more than 50 cities and towns across America will participate in events to remember that tragedy -- as well as all victims and survivors of gun violence -- and call on Congress to act to strengthen... (PR Newswire)
Va. Tech gun debate rages on Apr 12, 2008
Legislation was drafted to tighten oversight of sales at gun shows, then quickly killed by Virginia lawmakers ... On a recent weekend, an occasional flash of orange or maroon peeks through the crowd at the Richmond Raceway Complex gun show as someone in Virginia Tech attire passes through. (MSNBC -- Race)
March 30: Larry W. Winter, 66, of Wasilla reported his vehicle had been struck in the parking lot of the Palmer fairgrounds while parked during the gun show. WASILLA POLICE DEPARTMENT. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
SAULT STE. MARIE The Chippewa County Shooting Association will be holding its annual gun show Saturday and Sunday at the Quality Inn Conference Center in Sault Ste ... The Chippewa County Shooting Association boasts 400 members and uses the annual gun show as a fund-raiser for the club ... Visitors will also be able to enter into at least two raffles during the gun show. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)
But ANY student caught with a gun show have his behind kicked up around the moon. NO EXCEPTIONS and NO EXCUSES. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
0 : Health problems don t stop gun show promoter ... For nearly 20 years, Bob Pucci has spread the love of hunting through his various gun shows and efforts to raise funds to encourage young people to get involved in the sport ... I died February 8th at 6:01, Pucci said during Saturday s Tri-State Gun Show at the Onalaska OmniCenter. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
50-caliber BMG rifle that is up for raffle at the Gun Show at Friendship Hall Friday. There are less than 150 raffle tickets left at 40 each, proceeds benefit the National Rifle Association. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
March 9 -- A gun show takes place at the Valley Forge (Pa. Convention Center. (NJ.com -- Times)
(AP) A piece of meteorite stolen from a museum was recovered after a man who owns another slice of the same rock saw it at a gun show ... On Saturday, museum founder Terry Boswell got a call from a friend and fellow meteorite collector who was working at a gun show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Man who owns another slice just happened to be at the same gun show ... - A piece of meteorite stolen from a museum was recovered after a man who owns another slice of the same rock saw it at a gun show ... On Saturday, museum founder Terry Boswell got a call from a friend and fellow meteorite collector who was working at a gun show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. (MSNBC -- Technology)
His father was an NRA member who took him to gun shows. In his early 20s, Ricker attended a gun show shortly after his father died. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Oakland Tribune editorialized it was a good idea gone awry: "The event turned into a glorified gun show Why didn't officials require that sellers be local residents?" Perata says where the guns come from isn't important: "Our attitude was, one less gun, one less homicide.". Tabarrok, who also teaches economics at George Mason University in Virginia, disputes that notion. (USA Today)
According to reports, an investigation allegedly showed Johnston and Carter were in possession of stolen handguns they obtained from a Cedar Rapids gun show. Johnston reportedly had a semiautomatic handgun, and Carter allegedly had a. (Daily Iowan, IA)
To suggest criminals obtain firearms at gun shows is a little silly. Most gun shows are monitored by uniformed police officers, plain clothes officers, state officers and, quite often, by federal officers, as well ... Why would any criminal go to a gun show where the law enforcement officers are, when he can more easily get one from a friend or by committing another burglary. (Florida Times-Union)
THE GUN SHOW: Sgt. Bill Orr of the ASU Police Department holds a Bushmaster semiautomatic assault-style rifle on which he has been making adjustments to prepare the rifle for use, including adding a flashlight. advertisement. (Web Devil, AZ)
There is no gun show loophole ... Dealers with Federal Firearms Licenses must abide by all state and federal laws, even at gun shows ... People with Federal Firearms Licenses must abide by all laws, background checks and waiting periods, even at gun shows. (Florida Times-Union)
A billboard advertising an upcoming gun show stands just behind the Wendy's. The shooter entered the restaurant and went to a restroom before coming out brandishing what appeared to be a 9 mm handgun, Miller said. (CBS News -- US)
KBrown wrote on Mar 2, 2008 10:39 AM:" It was a good day in the Valley on Saturday. Seeing a meeting so well attended, on the same day as the Lions Gun Show AND the Iditarod Start, was truly encouraging. The re-election of Peter Burchell and the election of Janet Kincaid are good signs for the future of our co-op. I firmly believe that they will act in all our best interest, with an open mind to all the facts. Perhaps next year we'll even be shown the respect of being told both sides of the... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Close the gun show loophole ... But there is a glaring loophole in the law: Background checks are not required at gun shows in too many instances ... This means that criminals can easily purchase guns at gun shows - no questions asked. (Florida Times-Union)
POCATELLO - Firearms weren't the only hot topic at an annual gun show Saturday at Idaho State University ... The gun show was at the Pond Student Union Ballroom ... Steve Snider, who coordinates the gun show with his brother, Paul, said people can buy, sell or trade firearms at the event. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
father bob wrote on Feb 26, 2008 3:59 PM:" We hear and read news reports of criminal acts comitted by illegals on a regular basis. I'm not just talking of Mexican illegals. We have illegals of many nationalities in the USA. These crimes range from DUI's, rapes, murders and everything in between just as the legal citizens of our country commit.They have their criminal element as well as we do. that's right....and so you need strong gun laws. no one needs an assault rifle. they should be outlawed... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The frontier-conservative Texas of Amarillo, in the Panhandle, where former President Bill Clinton stumped for his wife this month, sharing the civic center with the annual gun show. The vast, immigrant-heavy Texas of Houston, where more than 100 languages are spoken in the citys schools. (MSNBC -- Politics)
The ability to buy a gun at a gun show without a background check is regarded as one of the failures of the system ... So gun show sales continue ... This database must be checked by licensed gun dealers (but not gun show sellers). (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Tom Terrific wrote on Feb 17, 2008 2:34 PM:" Every law abiding, mentally stable adult, with proper training needs to be able to conceal carry. This would cut down on this kind of stuff. I have yet to read about this happening at a gun show or shooting range. ". Don wrote on Feb 16, 2008 10:25 PM:" You never seen this back when spanking and teaching kids right from wrong was exceptable at a early age.Now we have'' Time Out''kids do not know right from wrong do not know what No means.Are spoiled... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
In addition, a cadre of local conservative volunteers were encouraged to work for Harris by some of the non-conservative stands the 63-year-old Gilchrest has taken over the years: in favor of McCain-Feingold campaign finance legislation, pro-abortion, opposing the National Rifle Association on restrictions on gun show sales, support for gays in the military, and becoming one of two Republicans to vote for the war funding bill vetoed by President Bush and one of seventeen Republicans in the House... (Human Events Online)
Guns used to commit crimes are often stolen, trafficked, bought off the books, or obtained from kitchen-table sellers, gun shows or corrupt dealers ... But the greater need is to close the gun show loophole that allows convicted felons, domestic abusers, and dangerously mentally ill people to walk into gun shows and buy weapons from unlicensed private sellers without background checks. (Boston Globe)
" do it because they CARE! ! ! - As the poster who referenced the hammer murder in his area points to - Antigun people CARE - more about HOW you are killed than IF you are killed ! The OTHER half of the murders (non-firearms related ) in our country matter TOO...but to the point of unarmed victims, I bet you will never see a hammer murder in a Home Depot ! Posted by Jim on Feb 15 2008 2:06PM - Brad P... and any others, call the NRA or go to a respectable gun range and learn how to responsibly... (The Drudge Report)
Mark my words, Obama will be undone by a "white male, Rush listener, NRA member, who bought his gun at a gun show, etc." Then he will himself be mysteriously killed or commit "suicide". There is nothing that the Clintons will stop at to get power. (The Drudge Report)
In another Jacksonville case, a girl who turned 18 two weeks before buying an AK-47 at a gun show now is in prison because she gave it to her boyfriend, who was prohibited from owning a gun. Called straw purchases, it is illegal to buy weapons for anyone who is a felon, Talbot said. (Florida Times-Union)
A House panel Friday upheld its decision to kill legislation requiring criminal background checks on people who want to buy firearms at Virginia gun shows ... They also note that Cho didn't buy his weapons at a gun show. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
The guns I am speaking about, I was told you can buy at a gun show, or a Gun shop. By Apocalypse. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The bill defines the terms 'firearms-show vendor' and 'promoter' and requires criminal background checks when firearm transfers occur at gun shows ... The House panel voted 15-7 Friday against similar legislation requiring criminal background checks on Virginians who want to purchase firearms at gun shows ... Opponents say the proposed regulations are misguided because the Virginia Tech shooter did not buy his weapons at a gun show. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
(AP) - A state Senate committee has killed legislation backed by families of the Virginia Tech shooting victims to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows without a background check ... The bill would have required private sellers to run criminal background checks on buyers at gun shows ... The gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech before killing himself in April didn't buy his weapons at a gun show, but families of the victims supported... (WTVR.com, VA)
Gun Show Loophole Bill Rejected ... Gun Show Loophole Bill Rejected:/n/a/2008/01/23/national/a164336S69 ... Gun Show Loophole Bill Rejected:/n/a/2008/01/23/national/a164336S69. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
A state Senate committee killed legislation backed by families of the Virginia Tech shooting victims to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows without a background check ... The bill would have required private sellers to run criminal background checks on buyers at gun shows ... The gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech before killing himself in April did not buy his firearms at a gun show, but families of the victims supported the bill as... (Fox News -- Politics)
Hillary Clinton voted for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban and voted for requiring extensive background checks at gun shows ... John Edwards voted for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban and voted in favor of requiring extensive background checks at gun shows that could lead to a three-day waiting period ... Congressman Dennis Kucinich co-sponsored a bill to extend and strengthen the assault weapons ban and voted in favor of extensive background checks at gun shows. (Daily Triplicate)
The legislation would require unlicensed sellers at gun shows to run criminal background checks on buyers ... Gun rights advocates said the disputed legislation would burden law-abiding citizens and gun show promoters ... They also noted that Cho did not buy his weapons at a gun show, but supporters said that does not matter. (San Francisco Chronicle)
But it was just one more contentious battle in the war of words that dominated debate in the Senate yesterday over a proposed law to require background checks on all firearms purchases at gun shows ... During the committee hearing yesterday, a long blue line of state and local police officials stepped to the podium to support the legislation, which would require background checks on gun-show purchases from unlicensed dealers, but would not apply to private sales that take place outside of gun... (Richmond Times Dispatch)
(AP) - Families and friends of the Virginia Tech shooting victims packed a public hearing Monday to support legislation closing a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows without a background check ... Licensed dealers already must conduct background checks at gun shows ... Gun-rights advocates noted that the weapon used in the Tech shootings was not purchased at a gun show. (WTVR.com, VA)
Participants will begin the day by appealing to state legislators to close the gun show loophole through which certain gun show vendors are not required to conduct background checks on their customers ... "Twenty-two to 35 of sellers at Virginia gun shows are considered private sellers, and they can sell guns without background checks," Spangler said ... "We think that is unacceptable and that every gun sold at a gun show should have a background check.". (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
"We're not talking about anything less than an optimistic scenario," Thompson told reporters while strolling through a gun show in Irmo, S.C. "Victory is the goal . . . . We'll see in a few hours.". However, he dodged questions about whether he'd end his campaign if he didn't win in South Carolina. (Anchorage Daily News)
Emotional pleas by relatives and friends of Virginia Tech shooting victims failed to persuade a House of Delegates committee to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at Virginia gun shows. The Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee voted 13-to-9 today to kill legislation that would require unlicensed sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks on buyers. (WTKR.com, VA)
The committee defeated a bill that would close a gun law loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at Virginia gun shows ... (AP) Emotional pleas by relatives and friends of Virginia Tech shooting victims failed Friday to persuade a legislative committee to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at Virginia gun shows ... The House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee voted 13-9 to kill legislation that would require unlicensed... (CBS News)
com - Gun show sale bill killed by panel ... Gun show sale bill killed by panel ... RICHMOND-- A House committee yesterday killed legislation to close the "gun show loophole," despite emotional testimony from the families of victims of the Virginia Tech shooting. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
tags: Emotional pleas by relatives of Virginia Tech shooting victims failed Friday to persuade a legislative committee to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows ... The House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee voted 13-9 to kill legislation that would require unlicensed sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks on buyers ... "They weren't lost - they were killed by a sick person who should not have had that gun."... (ABC 7 News, DC)
(AP) - The fight to close a loophole in Virginia that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows isn't over, but it has suffered a setback. A Virginia legislative panel has rejected legislation that would require unlicensed sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks on buyers. (WTVR.com, VA)
Gun Show Loophole Fails ... Gun Show Loophole Fails ... -- Emotional pleas by relatives of Virginia Tech shooting victims failed Friday to persuade a legislative committee to close a loophole that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows. (Newsmax)
Top issues are expected to be: the budget, mental health reform, the so-called "gun show loophole", abusive driver fees, smoking in restaurants, redistricting legislation, among others. This year will be particularly interesting to watch because of the change of power in the Senate. (WTVR.com, VA)
Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has fallen back on one of the oldest, and most shoddy, tactics in the gun grabber playbook by using the Virginia Tech tragedy to launch an attack on gun shows, when the crime had nothing to do with gun shows, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. "Neither of the guns used by Virginia Tech killer Seung-Hui Cho was purchased at a gun show," noted CCRKBA Legislative Liaison Joe Waldron ... "Attacking some... (PR Newswire)
nylodian wrote on Jan 9, 2008 7:38 AM:" I wonder if they are checking out the potential buyer in Chicago too? As was posted earlier, information can be bought and there might be a connection. I worry about the gun shows, too. I personally think these shows should be banned and all guns should be bought strictly at gun shops from legit dealers. " ... " Taxpayer en wrote on Jan 8, 2008 5:18 PM:" Is it a coincidence there was a large gun show at Cal Expo in Sac this past weekend. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
By Andrew Shaw Staff Writer Published January 6 2008 Unlike a guy flexing his biceps and using a cheesy pick-up line, there were thousands of people in Old Greenwich yesterday who really did have tickets to the gun show. About 260 tables full of antique and modern guns and knives filled the Hyatt Regency Greenwich for the East Coast Fine Arms Show, which wraps up today. (Greenwich Time)
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
s Muscles McGee showing which way to the 'Gun Show. . (BadgerNation.com)
They might give someone 100 to go into a gun show or a Wal-Mart and buy a few rifles at a time. They might buy guns over the Internet. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
However, people can still buy guns through other means that require no background check in Virginia, such as gun shows where scores of people sell firearms. Efforts to close the so-called gun show loophole have failed repeatedly, and even Andrew Goddard - the most outspoken family member on the issue - acknowledges that getting lawmakers to close it this year will be a struggle ... State Delegate Jim Scott, who favors closing the gun show loophole, is less certain. (Boston Globe)
She wouldn't have left without her beloved dog that had adopted her at a gun show. Nor would she leave her cat. (Missoulian, MT)
He was working as a parking attendant for people headed to the gun show at the George R. Brown Convention Center when he was approached by two suspects. 11 News. (KHOU.com, TX)
" His friend's parents should take a real hard look at THEIR son if he believes that Rob did go out in style. This certainly is NOT the way we should be influencing the children of our future. Our prayers are with the devestated families, but we also hope more parents will take note on how they are raising their children. They need to learn to COPE with negativity, not lash out like this. Posted by: Jason Location: Illinois My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims families and citizens... (The Drudge Report)
Holiday Gun Show Comes to Albuquerque. On Dec. 8-9, Silver Spur Shows brings their Holiday Gun Show to the Albuquerque Fairgrounds in the Lujan Building at the fairgrounds ... Sansom indicates that scores of exhibitors from throughout the New Mexico area will be on hand at the Albuquerque Gun Show. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
But even if that order had been in place before the shootings, it would not have prevented Cho from acquiring guns by several other means that require no background check in Virginia, such as at gun shows - vast firearms bazaars where scores of people sell or swap firearms. Closing the so-called gun show loophole was a key issue for many of the victims' loved ones who attended Tuesday's event ... Hurt said requiring background checks at gun shows would infringe on a person's fundamental right to... (WTVR.com, VA)
Governor Tim Kaine is trying to close the gun show loophole ... Speaking today in Capitol Square after an event promoting Barack Obama's run for President, Kaine spoke about mandating background checks at gun shows ... The Governor says he's mired in budget matters right now, but will likely address the gun show loophole again after December 5th. (WTVR.com, VA)
and I don't think he's ever been," he said. Thompson repeated his criticism about Giuliani's gun control positions Saturday at the Land and Sky Gun Show in South Carolina. The former Tennessee senator and "Law & Order" actor consistently ranks in the top tier of presidential candidates in national polls, but his fortunes in New Hampshire, which just set its influential first-in-the-nation primary for Jan. 8, have taken a turn. Thompson pulled only 4 percent in the latest CNN-WMUR-TV poll of 404... (Fox News)
Thompson visits gun show. LADSON, S.C. White House hopeful Fred Thompson called his trip down an aisle of rifles, shotguns, and pistols at a gun show yesterday a day in paradise, and criticized his leading Republican opponents for past positions on gun control and abortion ... Talking to reporters after the gun show visit, Thompson singled out Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York, and Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts. (Boston Globe)
COLUMBIA -- When Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson walks down the aisles of a gun show Saturday in Charleston, the game he's hunting won't be hard to spot ... The group does give Thompson credit for protecting gun manufacturers from lawsuits and supporting legislation affecting private gun sales at gun shows, Pratt said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Passing legislation to close the gun show loophole in Wisconsin. Eliminating all independent sales of firearms that do not go through a registered federally licensed gun dealer. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
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