Criminals aren't stopped simply because they don't obey the laws. But it is the law-abiding citizens who suffer the consequences. For example, the Brady Act's waiting period prevented women who were stalked or threatened from quickly obtaining guns for self-defense. Pro rights groups frequently set up booths at gun shows to distribute literature and recruit members. Gun shows are places where Americans properly exercise their First and Second Amendment rights, and neither gun show patrons nor vendors deserve the mean-spirited campaign of abuse to which they have been subjected.
Guns shows are to gun owners what dinner on the ground used to be to the church membership.
It s a great time of fellowship. Stop the gun shows, and maybe the anti-rights groups can reduce our numbers. Of course most people participating in target shooting competitions, family gift-giving, and the like would not think of themselves as participating in a gun show. Handgun Control, Inc., claims that 25-50 percent of the vendors at most gun shows are unlicensed dealers. Now, suppose that someone claiming to be a gun collector is actually operating a firearms business.