The Line: 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check. The Party: Democratic gun-control advocates Editor’s note: This is one of an occasional series called “Party Lines ...

But private sellers, those who make “occasional sales” for a “personal collection or for a hobby,” can sell guns without looking into the buyer’s background. The law is vague and sets no ...

“We have to end the absurdity of the gun show loophole. Forty percent of the guns in this country are sold without any background checks.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on NBC’s “Meet ...

The White House told PolitiFact that Biden wasn’t suggesting that every gun transaction at a gun show would take place without a background check. Instead, he meant that sales without background ...

(WKRN) — A Tennessee lawmaker says he plans to continue pushing for universal background checks despite a new state law allowing adults to carry firearms without a permit or a background checks.

But private sellers, those who make “occasional sales” for a “personal collection or for a hobby,” can sell guns without looking into the buyer’s background. The law is vague and sets no ...