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On the recordMarch 19, 2010
This week we learned that one of the handguns used by the Pentagon police shooter originated in a Las Vegas gun show. As this incident reveals, anyone wanting to attack us would best be advised to shop at a gun show. That is because gun shows don't require sellers to have licenses or maintain records. This loophole fosters a Wild West environment where criminals and terrorists can flaunt local, State, and Federal laws just to get their weapons just like the Pentagon shooter. A recent gun show audit revealed that 74 percent of sellers approached by investigators completed sales to people who appeared to be criminals or straw purchasers. Gun shows will sell to people who are so dangerous we won't even let them board an airplane. If we're serious about protecting our Nation, we have got to get serious about closing the gun show loophole.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois
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Quigley addresses the dangers of gun shows and the need to close the gun show loophole.

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