Texas gun dealers are readying for battle against a possible new effort from the Obama administration to make it more difficult for criminals to buy guns, reports Texas Standard. In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, President Obama and his Congressional colleagues attempted to close what is known as the gun-show loophole. This gap in the law says that not all sellers at gun shows have to run background checks. Neither do people selling online. The Huffington Post is reporting that President Obama is about to try to close the loophole himself, using an executive action.
Texas has its own online marketplace for Texas-only gun traders. And you can find a gun show just about every weekend in the Lone Star State, so this could be a very big deal in Texas.
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have concluded that a higher number of firearm laws is associated with fewer fatalities.
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