Few changes for Washington expected after U.S. Supreme Court gun ruling Jun 27, 2008
In recent years, several measures to restrict guns in Washington state have failed, including one designed to prevent the unregulated sale of handguns at gun shows. A perennial issue, attempts to close the so-called gun show loophole have never gained traction. (Longview Daily News, WA)
McCain Slams Obama for Opposing Gun Ownership Jun 27, 2008
" Some Second Amendment supporters fault McCain for advocating restrictions on gun show sales.Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr on Thursday noted that McCain has co-sponsored legislation that could require the registration of attendees at gun shows and even ban such shows.McCain, on his campaign Web site, says he supports legislation that would require an instant criminal background check for all sales at gun shows. (See ). (CNSnews.com)
Gun Rights: Bull's-Eye! Jun 27, 2008
He has ticked off conservatives for trying to close so-called gun show "loopholes." But he has joined some 300 other lawmakers in supporting a brief supporting lifting the D.C. ban. Obama was not one of them. (Investors Business Daily)
Cody attractions draw gun enthusiasts Jun 17, 2008
People browse through a collection of firearms and other items during the Winchester Club of America Gun Show on Saturday at the Riley Arena ... Many of our members attend because of Cody and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, club president Joe Salter said of the annual gun show. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Its Pedroias self image that counts Jun 13, 2008
The moment he is done, he hurls the dumbbells to the ground and rips off his shirt (which, incidentally, reads This way to the gun show, with two thumbs pointing to his arms). Not satisfied with this comparatively modest display, he heads over to where a group of 300-pound football players are lifting. (Concord Journal, MA)
McCain's free ride is over; did he use the time well? Jun 7, 2008
So, facing right, he saluted the trip to Iraq and dense foreign-policy speeches, gave an incendiary speech on the judiciary designed to appeal to the right wing and waved an olive branch to the National Rifle Association at its annual convention, a key Republican ally long suspicious of McCain for his calls to close the so-called "gun show loophole," which allows people to buy guns without background checks. Turning to his left, he also made a conscious effort to separate himself from the Bush... (Anchorage Daily News)
NRA chief stresses common ground with McCain May 14, 2008
The likely Republican presidential nominee has voted against a ban on assault-type weapons, but has broken with the NRA in favoring a requirement for background checks at gun shows ... "It was so much red tape there would never be another gun show, which is why the bill was voted down in Congress," LaPierre said of the background checks ... Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said the NRA criticized McCain in the past on campaign finance and gun show background... (Cleveland.com)
SAND VOLLEYBALL May 14, 2008
Sand Burrs 2-1; Gun Show def. VB Mafia 3-0; The Gamer def. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
GOP at risk of losing Deep South seat May 13, 2008
To wit: Childers stopped by a gun show and found himself peppered with questions about his views on gun control. Childers stayed at the gun show for only about 15 minutes after receiving a less than enthusiastic reception from the dealers, who included Wicker's uncle and the DeSoto County Republican Party chairman, an enthusiastic backer of Davis. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Mother's Day tribute May 12, 2008
In another aisle seat was Mitzi Kirwan of Sioux City who confessed she was there by herself because her husband was at a gun show. "And the price was right," she said with a chuckle of the free presentation. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Duckett rejoins old pal in Seattle May 8, 2008
"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)
No comments posted. Apr 22, 2008
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
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)
Police Beat: April 4, 2008 Apr 4, 2008
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)
Gun show to be held this weekend Apr 3, 2008
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)
Athletes, guns do not mix Apr 2, 2008
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)
Health problems don’t stop gun show promoter Mar 30, 2008
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)
Gun show opens for the weekend Mar 29, 2008
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)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Mar 22, 2008
March 9 -- A gun show takes place at the Valley Forge (Pa. Convention Center. (NJ.com -- Times)
Meteorite stolen from museum recovered at gun show Mar 19, 2008
(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)
Stolen meteorite slice found at gun show Mar 19, 2008
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)
Ricker melts guns, turns metal into art Mar 18, 2008
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)
Critics take aim at gun buybacks Mar 18, 2008
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)
2 minors charged with gun violations Mar 7, 2008
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)
NRA promotes firearms safety Mar 7, 2008
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)
ASU officers to carry assault-style weapons Mar 6, 2008
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)
Loophole is in private citizen sale Mar 6, 2008
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)
2 Dead, 5 Injured In Fla. Wendy's Shooting Mar 5, 2008
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)
Burchell, Kincaid win MEA election Mar 3, 2008
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)
Guest column: Common-sense solutions needed to stop killings connected with guns Mar 3, 2008
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)
Wolf critic attends gun show Mar 2, 2008
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)
LETTER: Time for Illinois to look at concealed carry Feb 28, 2008
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)
Pieces of Tex. turn primary into puzzle Feb 27, 2008
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)
Creeping around a debate that has citizens up in arms Feb 22, 2008
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)
Gunman kills 5, injures 16 at Northern Illinois University Feb 21, 2008
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)
Gilchrest the Latest: Revolt of the Right Feb 18, 2008
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)
Held up by gun-lobby radicals Feb 16, 2008
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)
Another 'Gun Free Zone' Massacre... Feb 16, 2008
" 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)
SHE CAN'T CATCH US! Feb 14, 2008
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)
Forum challenges teens on weapons Feb 5, 2008
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)
The process should be uniform Jan 30, 2008
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)
Wooten: Wrap it up. Ted's in. Jan 29, 2008
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)
Panel rejects 'Gun-Show Loophole' bill Jan 26, 2008
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)
Update: Gun Show "Loophole" Jan 25, 2008
(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)
Va. Gun Show Loophole Bill Rejected Jan 24, 2008
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)
Bill Blocking Gun Show Purchases by Mentally Ill Dies in Va. Jan 24, 2008
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)
Del Norte Outdoors: Where the candidates stand on gun ownership Jan 24, 2008
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)
