# 2013 State of The Union - Let's Go

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 13, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142 "2013-02-13T02:13:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142/54 "2013-02-13T14:45:55Z")

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> [@Debaser](#):
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> So I heard Obama make three recommendations regarding gun control. All were deliberately misleading and unclear.
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> He said he wanted background checks. We already have those for all sales by gun dealers. Was he talking about adding them to private transactions? If I give my nephew a deer rifle am I up for years of federal prison time for not running a background check on him? Is he talking about banning sales at gun shows that lack background checks? What did this mean?

Pretty sure it meant closing the gun-show loophole. Trust you have no objection to **that.**

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