They cited the case of Ali Boumelhem who is a member of the Lebanese Hezbollah guerilla group who purchased weapons at a gun show in Michigan and was charged with trying to smuggle weapons and ammunition to Lebanon. The problem is that many of the gun shows around the country have private dealers who do not need to conduct any type of background check in order to make a sale, due to the gun-show loophole which requires that background checks are mandatory for anyone buying a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer. .
Richard Gallo, vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers was quoted as saying, "I can't tell you how many lives will be saved by applying the same background check system but I do know that murders, armed robbers and even terrorists exploit the gun show loophole." However, James Baker the chief lobbyist for the NRA dismissed the calls as, "opportunistic and laughable," "the devil is in the detail." What he meant by the last statement is unclear, what is clear is that the NRA does not fully understand the Second Amendment.
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The design of the Constitution in regards to the Second Amendment, is more accurately depicted in the Militia Clause Section 8, Article I, and the Militia Act of 1792 which requires the state to "enroll" meaning, register militiamen for military duty and maintain inventories as opposed to the NRA's focal point, which happens to reflect only half of the Second Amendment, which states, "the right of the people to keep and bear arms. So it is easy to understand how an individual is likely to interpret the Second Amendment as a means to ensure the equality of all citizens to carry firearms. However, to interpret the Second Amendment without looking at the Amendment fully is like having a person without any theological education referring to verses Matthew 5:38, 5:39 in the Bible quoting "You have heard an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," in order to substantiate that the Bible advocates violence but failing to recognize the second part of the verse which tells readers to "turn the other cheek," as a response to violence.