FACT CHECK: ‘Almost 50% Of Gun Sales Do Not Happen Through Federally Licensed Dealers’
FACT CHECK: ‘Almost 50% Of Gun Sales Do Not Happen Through Federally Licensed Dealers’
By David Sivak -- The Daily Caller
Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton claimed Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that “almost 50 percent of gun sales do not happen through federally licensed dealers.”
Verdict: False
Current research shows that a large majority of guns are sold through federally licensed dealers.
Fact Check:
By federal law, all gun dealers must obtain a license in order to sell firearms. There’s also a “secondary market” of unlicensed hobbyists who infrequently sell guns on the internet and elsewhere, and only 16 states regulate the private sale of these firearms.
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By David Sivak -- The Daily Caller
Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton claimed Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that “almost 50 percent of gun sales do not happen through federally licensed dealers.”
Verdict: False
Current research shows that a large majority of guns are sold through federally licensed dealers.
Fact Check:
By federal law, all gun dealers must obtain a license in order to sell firearms. There’s also a “secondary market” of unlicensed hobbyists who infrequently sell guns on the internet and elsewhere, and only 16 states regulate the private sale of these firearms.
READ MORE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/factcheck/f...
