A 1997 National Institute of Justice survey found that around 40 percent of all firearm sales are private sales and therefore take place without any kind of background check. This is a loophole used by many people who could not pass a background check. In 2009, undercover stings at gun shows in Nevada, Ohio, and Tennessee revealed that 63 percent of private sellers sold guns to purchasers who stated that they would be unable to pass a background check. And a 2011 study of internet gun sales found that 62 percent of sellers agreed to sell a gun to a buyer who said he probably couldnât pass a background check.
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