HOPLOPHOBES ANSWER TO THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE MYTH

MANY GUN GRABBERS LIKE TO TOTE THE LIE ABOUT HOW THE GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BY INSTALLING MANDATORY BACKGROUND CHECKS. 
A COOK COUNTY STUDY WHERE 99 INMATES WERE ASKED HOW THEY OBTAINED THEIR FIREARMS FOUND THEY GENERALLY GOT THEM THROUGH FRIENDS, RELATIVES OR OTHERS CLOSE TO THEM.  THEY TENDED TO AVOID GUN SHOWS/STORES BECAUSE OF THE BACKGROUND CHECKS INVOLVED.  THE GUN WERE OLDER, AVERAGING 11 YEARS AND CHANGED HANDS FREQUENTLY.

A STUDY PERFORMED IN THE 1980’S FOUND 70% OF INCARCERATED FELONS OBTAINED THEIR GUNS THROUGH DIRECT THEFT OR FROM SOMEONE WHO HAD STOLEN THEM.  THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS APPROXIMATELY 230,000 GUNS ARE STOLEN ANNUALLY.

THERE IS A THRIVING BLACK MARKET IN STOLEN GUNS THAT, UNLESS WE CAN GET THOSE REGISTERED, WILL DO NOTHING TO PREVENT CRIMINALS FROM CIRCUMVENTING THE BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM TO COMMIT CRIMES.

TWO-THIRDS OF ALL GUN DEATHS ARE SUICIDES, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH GUN GRABBERS LIKE TO OMIT WHEN SPOUTING THEIR DISINFORMATION.

STAY SAFE.