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Gun Shows Under Fire=20
  Miguel A. Faria Jr., M.D.
  Friday, April 27, 2001=20
Law-abiding gun owners should not become complacent because gun =
prohibitionist organizations, such as the Million Mom March and Handgun =
Control Inc., seem to be in retreat, if not scrambling and looking for =
cover. Other gun control groups, deceptively using more reasonable- and =
innocuous-sounding names such as Americans for Gun Safety (AGS), Women =
Against Gun Violence, and Doctors Against Handgun Injury, are stepping =
up to the plate to keep the pressure on the Second Amendment.=20
They are aided and abetted by demagogic politicians like Sens. Jack =
Reed, D-R.I., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., =
using the proverbial pincer strategy of applying simultaneous pressure =
from above and below, which would make the Italian political theorist =
Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) proud.=20

The gun prohibitionists in Congress have set their sights on gun shows. =
Sen. Reed and his colleague Lincoln Chafee, who is the other senator =
from Rhode Island, are poised to introduce their version of legislation =
by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., to end gun shows as we know them. The =
gun control lobby will work with them to attach Sen. Reed's legislation =
to the education reform bills brought up for consideration.=20

If all else fails, the gun control lobby is prepared to advance its =
agenda with a "compromise" alternative, which will be introduced by Sen. =
John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.=20

Their rallying cry will be "We must close the gun show loophole!" - the =
same language that has been used by AGS in television ads falsely =
alleging that "convicted felons are buying guns at gun shows." As David =
Kopel of the Independent Institute has written:=20

"Despite all the disinformation spread by the gun control lobby, a gun =
show is really nothing more than people wishing to sell one or more =
firearms to others who wish to purchase (or simply to gaze upon) the =
merchandise. Most of the sellers are federally licensed dealers =
displaying their wares to prospective buyers outside their normal place =
of business.=20

"Anyone engaged in the business of selling firearms is required to be =
licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (18 U. S. Code, =
Sect. 923(a).). According to federal law, dealer sales must be =
accompanied by an instant background check, regardless of the premises =
where the transaction takes place. Federal law does not allow any =
exceptions. If you are engaged in the business of selling firearms, then =
you have to fill out the federal paperwork, and then call the FBI to get =
permission for every sale. There is no gun show "loophole" which changes =
the rules." (1)=20

The reality is that gun control substituting for crime control does not =
work. The Brady law, we now know, has not reduced homicide or suicide =
rates. Prof. John Lott has also demonstrated that the Brady law produced =
"no statistical impact on crime, except for the fact that rape rose 3.6 =
percent and aggravated assaults against women rose 2.5 percent," perhaps =
because the Brady law-imposed waiting period delayed handgun purchases =
by five working days, even for women who require protection from known =
predators.=20

The fact is that gun control groups want citizens who passed background =
checks to be registered at the time of firearm transactions, =
notwithstanding that government confiscation is always preceded by =
registration. Even with supposedly good intentions, registration, =
banning, and confiscation precede tyranny. (2)=20

If the gun prohibitionists have their way, gun shows, which are as =
American as Mom and apple pie, will be shot down; overnight, law-abiding =
citizens will become criminals because of another misguided gun control =
law. The stage will be set for government-manufactured crimes: =
gunrunning, a black market for firearms, and a new government solution, =
"The War on Guns!" For America's sake let us do our part to make sure =
the prohibitionists don't get their way!=20

1. Kopel, D., Gallant, P., and Eisen, J., "Defending Gun Shows -Your =
Freedom=B9s at Stake," National Review Online, March 15, 2001.=20

2. Faria, M.A. Jr., "National Gun Registration: The Road to Tyranny," =
Ideas On Liberty, March 2001, pp. 32-34.=20


***
Miguel A. Faria Jr., M.D., is editor-in-chief of the Medical Sentinel of =
the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)t and author =
of "Vandals at the Gates of Medicine" (1995) and "Medical Warrior: =
Fighting Corporate Socialized Medicine" (1997). Web sites: =
HaciendaPub.com and AAPSOnline.org.




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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><B><I>Miguel A. Faria Jr.,=20
  M.D.</I></B></FONT><BR><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica =
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  27, 2001</I></B></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE>Law-abiding gun owners should not =
become=20
complacent because gun prohibitionist organizations, such as the Million =
Mom=20
March and Handgun Control Inc., seem to be in retreat, if not scrambling =
and=20
looking for cover. Other gun control groups, deceptively using more =
reasonable-=20
and innocuous-sounding names such as Americans for Gun Safety (AGS), =
Women=20
Against Gun Violence, and Doctors Against Handgun Injury, are stepping =
up to the=20
plate to keep the pressure on the Second Amendment.=20
<P>They are aided and abetted by demagogic politicians like Sens. Jack =
Reed,=20
D-R.I., Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., using the =

proverbial pincer strategy of applying simultaneous pressure from above =
and=20
below, which would make the Italian political theorist Antonio Gramsci=20
(1891-1937) proud.=20
<P>The gun prohibitionists in Congress have set their sights on gun =
shows. Sen.=20
Reed and his colleague Lincoln Chafee, who is the other senator from =
Rhode=20
Island, are poised to introduce their version of legislation by Sen. =
Frank=20
Lautenberg, D-N.J., to end gun shows as we know them. The gun control =
lobby will=20
work with them to attach Sen. Reed's legislation to the education reform =
bills=20
brought up for consideration.=20
<P>If all else fails, the gun control lobby is prepared to advance its =
agenda=20
with a "compromise" alternative, which will be introduced by Sen. John =
McCain,=20
R-Ariz., and Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.=20
<P>Their rallying cry will be "We must close the gun show loophole!" =
&#8211; the same=20
language that has been used by AGS in television ads falsely alleging =
that=20
"convicted felons are buying guns at gun shows." As David Kopel of the=20
Independent Institute has written:=20
<P>"Despite all the disinformation spread by the gun control lobby, a =
gun show=20
is really nothing more than people wishing to sell one or more firearms =
to=20
others who wish to purchase (or simply to gaze upon) the merchandise. =
Most of=20
the sellers are federally licensed dealers displaying their wares to =
prospective=20
buyers outside their normal place of business.=20
<P>"Anyone engaged in the business of selling firearms is required to be =

licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (18 U. S. Code, =
Sect.=20
923(a).). According to federal law, dealer sales must be accompanied by =
an=20
instant background check, regardless of the premises where the =
transaction takes=20
place. Federal law does not allow any exceptions. If you are engaged in =
the=20
business of selling firearms, then you have to fill out the federal =
paperwork,=20
and then call the FBI to get permission for every sale. There is no gun =
show=20
"loophole" which changes the rules." (1)=20
<P>The reality is that gun control substituting for crime control does =
not work.=20
The Brady law, we now know, has not reduced homicide or suicide rates. =
Prof.=20
John Lott has also demonstrated that the Brady law produced "no =
statistical=20
impact on crime, except for the fact that rape rose 3.6 percent and =
aggravated=20
assaults against women rose 2.5 percent," perhaps because the Brady =
law-imposed=20
waiting period delayed handgun purchases by five working days, even for =
women=20
who require protection from known predators.=20
<P>The fact is that gun control groups want citizens who passed =
background=20
checks to be registered at the time of firearm transactions, =
notwithstanding=20
that government confiscation is always preceded by registration. Even =
with=20
supposedly good intentions, registration, banning, and confiscation =
precede=20
tyranny. (2)=20
<P>If the gun prohibitionists have their way, gun shows, which are as =
American=20
as Mom and apple pie, will be shot down; overnight, law-abiding citizens =
will=20
become criminals because of another misguided gun control law. The stage =
will be=20
set for government-manufactured crimes: gunrunning, a black market for =
firearms,=20
and a new government solution, "The War on Guns!" For America's sake let =
us do=20
our part to make sure the prohibitionists don't get their way!=20
<P>1. Kopel, D., Gallant, P., and Eisen, J., "Defending Gun Shows =
&#8211;Your=20
Freedom=B9s at Stake," National Review Online, March 15, 2001.=20
<P>2. Faria, M.A. Jr., "National Gun Registration: The Road to Tyranny," =
Ideas=20
On Liberty, March 2001, pp. 32-34.=20
<P>
<CENTER>***</CENTER>
<P>Miguel A. Faria Jr., M.D., is editor-in-chief of the Medical Sentinel =
of the=20
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)t and author of =
"Vandals=20
at the Gates of Medicine" (1995) and "Medical Warrior: Fighting =
Corporate=20
Socialized Medicine" (1997). Web sites: HaciendaPub.com and =
AAPSOnline.org.</P>
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