Opinions expressed as fact with nothing to back them up:
(5) gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events at which firearms are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange, provide a convenient and centralized commercial location at which firearms may be bought and sold anonymously, often without background checks and without records that enable gun tracing;
They say that like it's a BAD thing!!
(6) at gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events at which guns are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange, criminals and other prohibited persons obtain guns without background checks and frequently use guns that cannot be traced to later commit crimes;
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many persons who buy and sell firearms at gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events cross State lines to attend these events and engage in the interstate transportation of firearms obtained at these events;
(9) gun violence is a pervasive, national problem that is exacerbated by the availability of guns at gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events;
(10) firearms associated with gun shows have been transferred illegally to residents of another State by Federal firearms licensees and nonlicensed firearms sellers, and have been involved in subsequent crimes including drug offenses, crimes of violence, property crimes, and illegal possession of firearms by felons and other prohibited persons;
Here's my point, in case you missed it. The language in Section 5 of this bill bemoans the fact that many of these sales are untraceable, yet they go on in Sections 6, 8, 9 and 10 to describe how these firearms (which they said earlier can't be traced) are used in crimes.
Ok, which is it? Either you don't know where they go, or you know they're used in the commission of crimes. You can't have it both ways!!
God this stuff just royally PISSES me off!!
I guess my mistake is in thinking that the issue should be clouded with actual fricking
FACTS!!!!