but wait, msnbc says they don't check backrounds at gun shows, and rather than do a bit of research on my own, i just assumed that what they said was true, especially considering it plays right into my own personal agenda. are you saying that the media might not report the whole truth when it suites them? i'm both shocked and disgusted! by the way, i tried to buy a firearm on the internet the other day, and much to my dismay, i was unable to purchase one without going through an ffl dealer, which also requires a backround check. i guess they got that one wrong as well!