https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/16/what-closing-the-gun-show-loophole-wont-do/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 14:12:13 -0400<![CDATA[It is an article of faith that closing the “gun-show loophole” would make America a safer place. But that is what it is: faith. In 2008, three criminologists (one of them not at all friendly to guns) studied the effects on murder and suicide rates in California (which prohibits private sales without a background check) and Texas (which does not). They looked at homicide and suicide rates for adjacent ZIP codes for a week after gun shows. They found no change in suicide rates, and in Texas, which has no restrictions on private party sales, a small but statistically significant reduction in gun homicides.]]>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:10:04 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/16/what-closing-the-gun-show-loophole-wont-do-n280808