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"Gun Show Loophole" Bills: A Study Of Legislative Misdirection In 2009, Phillip Van Cleave
"Gun Show Loophole" Bills: A Study Of Legislative Misdirection In 2009, Phillip Van Cleave
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, which left thirty-two students and faculty dead at the hands of a student armed with two handguns, gun-control organizations saw an opportunity to press their legislative agenda items forward with vigor. A host of gun-control bills were introduced in the 2008 and, to a lesser extent, the 2009 General Assembly sessions. For pro-gun groups, Virginia Tech's policy of not allowing any guns on campus was more proof that gun control only disarms good people. These groups argued that criminals, by definition, ignore the law and will simply get their guns …
A View Through The Gun Show Loophole, Andrew Goddard
A View Through The Gun Show Loophole, Andrew Goddard
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
The term "Gun Show Loophole" came about as a result of the passage of the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 19861 and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. These laws effectively created a dual standard for gun sales based on the federal license status of the seller. The Brady Act mandated that licensed gun dealers must conduct criminal background checks on potential buyers regardless of whether the sale takes place at the dealer's store or at a gun show, whereas the Firearm Owners Protection Act expressly exempted "persons making occasional sales or selling all or part of a …
A View Through The Gun Show Loophole, Andrew Goddard
A View Through The Gun Show Loophole, Andrew Goddard
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
The term "Gun Show Loophole" came about as a result of the passage of the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 19861 and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993. These laws effectively created a dual standard for gun sales based on the federal license status of the seller. The Brady Act mandated that licensed gun dealers must conduct criminal background checks on potential buyers regardless of whether the sale takes place at the dealer's store or at a gun show, whereas the Firearm Owners Protection Act expressly exempted "persons making occasional sales or selling all or part of a …
Gun Show Loophole Bills: A Study Of Legislative Misdirection In 2009, Philip Van Cleave
Gun Show Loophole Bills: A Study Of Legislative Misdirection In 2009, Philip Van Cleave
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest
In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007, which left thirty-two students and faculty dead at the hands of a student armed with two handguns, gun-control organizations saw an opportunity to press their legislative agenda items forward with vigor. A host of gun-control bills were introduced in the 2008 and, to a lesser extent, the 2009 General Assembly sessions. For pro-gun groups, Virginia Tech's policy of not allowing any guns on campus was more proof that gun control only disarms good people. These groups argued that criminals, by definition, ignore the law and will simply get their guns …