Pls let us know about this supposed loophole we're missing out on...
LOOPHOLE: An ambiguity or inadequacy in a law or set of rules that can be exploited.Nobody is using any ambiguity to avoid background checks. The laws are EXTREMELY detailed and clear as to who is required to undergo a background check and when.
When the laws were written, the INTENT was to require background checks of new handgun buyers. period.
States like Hawaii and others extended that to include all firearms, whether purchased from an FFL or a private seller.
Go to the Gun Show at the Blaisdell, and try to buy a rifle without a current long gun permit. Go to anyone selling a pistol that isn't exempt from the permitting laws and see if you can do cash & carry.
If some states on the mainland decide to follow the actual federal laws and not require permits, registration, and background checks for long guns and in-state, private handgun sales, that is not a loophole. That is called following the law as written and intended.
Calling an act you don't think is right, and that should be included in a particular law, does not a loophole make. There is absolutely nothing ambiguous about the law as written.