Deeds seeks to salvage "gun show loophole" bill - News

Deeds seeks to salvage "gun show loophole" bill

Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008 - 02:50 PM Updated: 03:30 PM

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Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, is seeking to amend a Senate bill that calls for background checks on anyone who is purchasing a gun from an unlicensed seller at a gun show.

The Deeds amendment is an attempt to save the proposal to close "the gun-show loophole," a bill that Democratic leaders felt may have been in danger of being rejected.

The amendment spelled out by Deeds at a Senate Court of Justice Committee hearing this afternoon, would change the proposed bill in three ways:

It would exempt from a background check any prospective purchaser who already has a permit to carry a concealed weapon and who wants to buy a gun from an unlicensed seller.

It would exempt from a background check any purchases of antique weapons from unlicensed sellers.

It would make the background-check apply only on the leased premises of the gun show. Areas outside the leased space, such as parking lots, would be exempt from requiring background checks.

The committee recessed about 2:30 to review the amended bill and will take it up for discussion this afternoon. It's not clear whether the committee will vote on the bill today.

Deeds and Del. Brian J. Moran, D-Alexandria are seeking the party's nomination to run for governor in 2009.