TROTWOOD--This weekend thousands will flock to Hara Arena for the Bill Goodman Gun and Knife Show, while a group of people will be across the street protesting the show.
"We'll be out on Saturday to march and hold prayer meetings." Rev. Jerome McCorry said. McCorry said he and 30 others from Ceasefire Dayton are concerned about what goes on at gun shows.
"Guns are being sold off the floor at Hara, and they are being sold out of trunks of cars. " he said.
According to Bill Goodman's Gun and Knife Show website is states: "they always operate in full compliance with federal state and local laws and do back ground checks on all firearms transactions."
The discussion is underway in Washington about tougher gun laws, that would require background checks at all gun shows and internet sales and private purchases at gun shows.
McCory said he hopes it happens and that it will make it easier for to trace down the people who are buying weapons legally at gun shows but then getting them to the criminals on the streets.
"We want to break up these straw buyers who are buying weapons, and then ending up in the wrong peoples hands." He said.
Dana Tackett, Gun expert and the owner of Miami Valley Shooting Grounds in Vandalia, said gun shows are not the problem.
"You are out of your mind to think that these gun and knife shows are trying to create a venue for criminals to buy guns. That is ludicrous."
Tackett said expanded background checks will do nothing to curb crime.
"I don't feel like it's going to stop criminals. Laws only affect law abiding citizens . So enacting a law, doesn't stop the process and doesn't stop people from killing each other." He said.
Tackett said new legislation would just mean more paperwork, and more red tape for people legitimately trying to sell firearms.
"Its just another process, a hoop that we have to jump through."
"We'll be out on Saturday to march and hold prayer meetings." Rev. Jerome McCorry said. McCorry said he and 30 others from Ceasefire Dayton are concerned about what goes on at gun shows.
"Guns are being sold off the floor at Hara, and they are being sold out of trunks of cars. " he said.
According to Bill Goodman's Gun and Knife Show website is states: "they always operate in full compliance with federal state and local laws and do back ground checks on all firearms transactions."
The discussion is underway in Washington about tougher gun laws, that would require background checks at all gun shows and internet sales and private purchases at gun shows.
McCory said he hopes it happens and that it will make it easier for to trace down the people who are buying weapons legally at gun shows but then getting them to the criminals on the streets.
"We want to break up these straw buyers who are buying weapons, and then ending up in the wrong peoples hands." He said.
Dana Tackett, Gun expert and the owner of Miami Valley Shooting Grounds in Vandalia, said gun shows are not the problem.
"You are out of your mind to think that these gun and knife shows are trying to create a venue for criminals to buy guns. That is ludicrous."
Tackett said expanded background checks will do nothing to curb crime.
"I don't feel like it's going to stop criminals. Laws only affect law abiding citizens . So enacting a law, doesn't stop the process and doesn't stop people from killing each other." He said.
Tackett said new legislation would just mean more paperwork, and more red tape for people legitimately trying to sell firearms.
"Its just another process, a hoop that we have to jump through."