Gun Policy News
NY Mayor's Interstate Undercover Stings Expose 'Gun Show Loophole'
7 October 2009
Associated Press
NEW YORK — New York City officials secretly videotaped dozens of firearm purchases they say were illegal at gun shows in states that have not closed the "gun show loophole."
The sting, described in a city report released Wednesday, was conducted at seven gun shows in Tennessee, Ohio and Nevada. Those states are among the many that permit private unlicensed dealers, known as "occasional sellers," to sell weapons at gun shows without conducting background... (GunPolicy.org)