When the Gun Control Act of 1968 was being debated, gun control advocates wanted to require ALL firearms transactions to be handled by a licensed dealer. They couldn't get the votes to do that. In order to get the bill passed, they compromised to allow the individual states to decide if transactions within that state had to go through a dealer. The Democrats have campaigned against private intrastate transactions ever since, calling it the "Gun Show Loophole", even though it has nothing to do with gun shows and isn't a loophole.
It's yet another example of how gun controllers will start campaigning against anything they have to give up to get what they want as soon as the ink is dry. And they wonder why gun owners don't want to "compromise".
It's yet another example of how gun controllers will start campaigning against anything they have to give up to get what they want as soon as the ink is dry. And they wonder why gun owners don't want to "compromise".