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Originally Posted by jplinville
I used to attend the Bill Goodman show multiple times through the years...I haven't seen anything shady happen, with the exception of a few switchblades in the early 1990's.
The last one I attended was in 2011, right after moving to this side of the Mississippi. I was in town visiting the family, and my brother and I decided to go to the show...all gun sales were going through legal channels, with background checks being made. The only possible sales made without background checks were personal sales.
People seem to think that all guns going into the shows by spectators are guns that are for sale...most of them wind up being taken in as trade in for something new, which generates a background check. Very few sales at shows come in under the radar...most show promoters that I'm aware of (shows I've attended) prohibit parking lot sales.
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I have been to gun shows in several states and I have never seen one where this mythical cash and carry that the media is talking about happens. Most venders at gun shows are stores or guys that have internet based stores that sell out of gunbroker.com. Which means they are FFL's.
Pretty much its no different than buying one from a gun store.
The only time you can buy without any paperwork is from an individual walking around, but again that varies by state. In CT they still call it in regardless.