alot of spin, no matter which side you are on. as far as gun shows, rules differ alot by state, but for the most part, private sellers at the gun shows are not always required to do backround checks, but have to take down the sellers info, although the laws are changing. another misconception is gun shows are just all private sales when in reality alot of the bigger firearms manufactures/distributers have a heavy pressense and do submit backround checks.