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Myths and Facts

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
      "Following the Gun: Enforcing Federal Laws Against Gun Traffickers," June 2000.

California, Illinois and Pennsylvania statutes
      California Penal Code, sections 12071.1 and 12082;
430 Illinois Comp. Statutes Annotated, sections 65/2(a)(1) and 65/3;
18 Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated, sections 6111 and 6113.

General Accounting Office
      "Implementation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System," February 2000.

Krause Gun Show Calendar
      Gun/Knife Show Calendar. Krause Publications: Iola, Wisconsin.

United States Departments of Treasury and Justice
      "Gun Shows: Brady Checks and Crime Gun Traces," January 1999.


The Gun Show Loophole

The Arizona Republic
      "Sting targets gun shows," February 11, 2001.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
      "Following the Gun: Enforcing Federal Laws Against Gun Traffickers," June 2000.

The Oregonian
      "Portland Will Get Funds to Track Guns in Crimes," February 23, 1999.


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Close the loophole
Americans for Gun Safety launches national television campaign demanding that Washington Stop Playing Politics with Guns and close the gun show loophole.

The gun show loophole
What you should know about this dangerous loophole in our laws.


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