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The supposed gun show loophole was always a talking point among gun control advocates. They often talked about it with the media, who in turn swallowed the whole thing without question, and it led many people to believe that you could buy guns at gun shows without a background check.
When they tried it, they often found themselves filling out a Form 4473 and getting the required NICS check.
Assuming, of course, they didn’t just walk away because they were ineligible.
But there were always a lot of myths and misunderstandings about the “gun show loophole,” but it seems there are just as many misunderstandings about why it doesn’t exist.
I realized that when I came across this piece at the anti-gun The New Republic:
