1. Children walking to school fear walking the blocks where gun sellers operate, he said, and on many nights, gunfire punctuates the silence. 2. Craig said his provision contains incentives to gun sellers to conduct background checks because such checks would mean limited protection from liability in future lawsuits. 3. In addition, Clinton said the waiting period must be long enough to allow gun sellers to make the checks. 4. Many gun sellers at gun shows are not licensed dealers, so background checks and waiting periods do not apply to the people who buy guns from them. 5. Robert Lockett, local gun seller, has irritated the industry with an opinion column in an industry publication questioning the ways handguns are marketed. 6. The bill would require gun sellers to offer buyers such devices as trigger locks and storage spaces. 7. The gun sellers plied their trade. 8. The suit alleges that the gun sellers are no different from a tavern owner who plies a patron with drinks and then helps him to his car. 9. However, gun sellers disagree, saying they often have problems with the NICS. 10. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act requires gun sellers to request background checks on individuals attempting to purchase firearms. |