claim: 40 percent of u.s. gun sales "are occurring outside of" licensed gun dealers.
author: tom barrett
evidence_1: mar 21, 2013 ... the line: 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check. ... of  gun acquisitions involved [federally licensed firearms dealers] and hence were  subject to federal regulations on such matters as out-of-state sales, ... that year  that “approximately 60 to 70 percent of gun acquisitions occur in the ...
evidence_2: mar 16, 2018 ... tammy baldwin spoke out for universal background checks -- that is, ... indeed,  under federal law, only federally licensed gun dealers, ... ... reacting to the  school shooting in parkland, fla. that killed 17 people, u.s. sen. ... bernie  sanders, i-vt., said on nbc's "meet the press" that "40 percent of the guns in ...
evidence_3: jan 6, 2016 ... in the u.s., there are more than 55,000 licensed gun dealers, ... these  background-check-free gun sales occur are at gun shows. ... gun purchases, but  40 percent of guns sold in the u.s. are still sold with “no ... the other 9 percent  are cases in which the fbi needs more time to check out the potential buyer.
evidence_4: jan 2, 2017 ... gun shop ... just 22% of current gun owners who acquired a firearm within the  past two years ... found that the current proportion of gun sales conducted without  a background ... rally that “40% of guns are sold at gun shows, online sales”. ....  three years ago we set out to make the guardian sustainable by ...
evidence_5: in fact, of growing concern are internet gun sales, which have substantially ...  checks are required and enforced, they help keep guns out of dangerous hands.  ... federal law imposes various duties on federally licensed firearms dealers. ...  states that require permits for private purchasers after background checks.  hawaii