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  • Despite the public outcry, Congress failed to act on two simple measures regarding guns: to close the so-called gun-show loophole that allows people to buy guns without background checks and to require child safety locks on guns.

    Living History Hillary Rodham Clinton 2003

  • Despite the public outcry, Congress failed to act on two simple measures regarding guns: to close the so-called gun-show loophole that allows people to buy guns without background checks and to require child safety locks on guns.

    Living History Hillary Rodham Clinton 2003

  • Under Schumer's legislation, all gun sales, including those by private sellers, would be subject to a background check, effectively closing the so-called gun-show loophole.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Gun-rights advocates steadfastly defend the so-called gun-show loophole, which allows people to buy firearms at gun shows without the federal background checks that are required for purchases in stores.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • Gun-rights advocates steadfastly defend the so-called gun-show loophole, which allows people to buy firearms at gun shows without the federal background checks that are required for purchases in stores.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • Gun-rights advocates steadfastly defend the so-called gun-show loophole, which allows people to buy firearms at gun shows without the federal background checks that are required for purchases in stores.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • In releasing the evidence, the mayor argued that Congress needed to work to find a legislative fix to the gun-show loopholes that permitted the proliferation of weapons such as the one that alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner used last month.

    Jan Brewer Mocks Michael Bloomberg For Arizona Gun-Show Sting (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2011

  • In releasing the evidence, the mayor argued that Congress needed to work to find a legislative fix to the gun-show loopholes that permitted the proliferation of weapons such as the one that alleged Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner used last month.

    Jan Brewer Mocks Michael Bloomberg For Arizona Gun-Show Sting (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2011

  • Bloomberg's videos showed undercover investigators purchasing weapons at a Phoenix gun-show without first submitting to background checks, and at times indicating to vendors that they didn't believe they would pass one if asked.

    Jan Brewer Mocks Michael Bloomberg For Arizona Gun-Show Sting (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2011

  • Sen. Charles Schumer plans to introduce legislation aimed at forcing states to report in greater numbers those who are supposed to be legally barred from buying guns, as well as at "ending the gun-show loophole."

    Gun Loophole Targeted Sean Gardiner 2011

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