Ken Rineer shows his emotion at an anti-background-check rally that began at the Tucson Convention Center and ended at City Hall March 17, 2001.

No background checks required at gun shows

Legislators also decided to flex their muscles and impose new limits on the rights of local governments.

One measure bars cities from enacting regulations requiring background checks when guns are sold at city-owned facilities. It is aimed specifically at Tucson, which has such an ordinance.

Since the rule was put in place, gun-show operators have moved their operations to privately-owned sites where the city ordinance does not apply. Now, however, they could once again return to the Tucson Convention Center and ignore the city ordinance.


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