11.   First, gun advocates say that even if you require background checks, criminals will find a way to get weapons.

12.   Florida last month passed a constitutional amendment allowing counties to require background checks for sales at gun shows.

13.   Gore also called on Congress to pass a law requiring child safety locks on guns and requiring background checks for people who buy firearms at gun shows.

14.   Gore cast his vote on one of the most contentious measures, that would require background checks on all purchases of weapons at gun shows.

15.   He figured it was an easy transaction, which would require only one easily-cut check mailed directly to BankBoston Visa.

16.   He also came out strongly in favor of requiring background checks for all sales at gun shows.

17.   He instinctively averted his face when he saw a police officer, avoided jobs that might require background checks and kept his secret even from his children.

18.   He washed dishes and cooked in restaurants, all odd jobs that did not require fingerprint checks.

19.   He wonders why anybody would make a fuss over his proposal to require background checks for buyers at gun shows.

20.   In a loophole to the Brady law requiring background checks of gun purchasers, unlicensed sellers at gun shows do not have to conduct such background checks.