claim: "it has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in america are sold by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows."
author: terry mcauliffe
evidence_1: gun offenders overwhelmingly obtain their guns through private sales. ... other  studies identify unlicensed private sellers as major contributors to ... american  public supports laws requiring background checks on all firearm ... illinois also  requires a point of sale background check whenever a firearm is sold at a gun  show.
evidence_2: "it has been estimated that nearly 40 percent of all guns sold in america are sold  by private, unlicensed sellers either online or through gun shows." — politifact ...
evidence_3: oct 16, 2015 ... clinton incorrectly cites a figure on background checks that is rather stale to ...  clinton's claim that 40 percent of guns are sold at gun shows and over the  internet ... a federal firearms license (ffl), but unlicensed sellers can sell to a  ... nearly 23.8 percent of the people surveyed obtained their gun either as ...
evidence_4: unlicensed sellers may sell guns at gun shows, out of their homes, or even over  the internet. ... however, this law does not cover all gun sellers. if a supplier is  selling from his or her private collection and the principal objective is not to make  a profit, the seller is not “engaged in ... “commerce in firearms in the united  states.
evidence_5: jan 2, 2017 ... the national rifle association, which has called the 40% estimate a a ...  because the survey was conducted online, the researchers wrote, the ... the  researchers also asked if the person who sold respondents the gun had asked to  ...... each of those shows have many, many high-volume private sellers.