Can Americans Buy 'Whatever You Want' Without a Background Check at a Gun Show?

During a speech detailing his plans for new gun control actions, President Joe Biden said, “Most people don’t know: If you walk into a store and you buy a gun, you have a background check. But you go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want and no background check.”

This claim is untrue. While critics discuss a so-called “gun control loophole,” the phrase is an overgeneralization of what current law actually states. Section 922 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code outlines the law surrounding the import,...