07.12.10 | Rep. Bobby Scott Hosts Forum on the Closing the Gun Show Loophole Act

Who:

Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)

Representative Michael Castle (R-DE)

Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL)

Panelists

Kenneth E. Barnes, Sr., MS, Founder/CEO ROOT, Inc.

Colonel Gerald Massengill, Sutherland, VA

Laurent F. Gilbert, Sr., Mayor, Lewiston, ME

Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH, Professor and Co-Director, Center for Gun Policy and Research at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore MD

Tom Mauser, Littleton, CO

Gerry Nunziato, Youngstown, OH

Colin Goddard, Richmond, VA

Chief Scott M. Knight, Chaska Police Department, Chaska, MN

What:

There are two systems for purchasing firearms in this country. One system involves those engaged in the business of selling firearms who obtain federal licenses and follow required procedures, including conducting background checks on firearms purchasers. The other system involves unlicensed individuals who claim not to sell guns as a business and who are, therefore, exempt from the procedures for licensees. Unlicensed individuals at gun shows can sell as many firearms as they wish without having to comply with the federal safeguards that apply to licensed firearms dealers and purchasers from them. They are not required to ask for identification, they cannot initiate a background check, there are no forms to fill out and no requirements to keep records of sales. This exemption of unlicensed sellers is called the "gun show loophole".

This forum will examine the gun show loophole in detail and how H.R. 2324, the Gun Show Loophole Closing Act, will end this exemption

Where:

2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515

When:

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 2:00 P.M.