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Andy Goddard, Colin's father says the project was all of Colin's idea : going undercover to show how easy it is to buy guns from private dealers with no questions asked.
While working for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun violence this summer, the agency got a donor to fund the undercover project and gave Colin a green light.
With an undercover camera, Colin traveled to eight cities in five states that do not require Brady criminal background checks at gun shows, including Virginia.
In the five minute video, Goddard demonstrates just how easy it is to buy a gun with no questions asked.
In Richmond, he bought the weapon himself and enlisted locals in other states to help him.
Colin's father, Andy said it was harder to get rid of them than to guy them.
"Colin had a huge problem trying to get the police to take the gun. It took three hours and five different phone calls to get someone to agree to take the gun and deal with it", says Goddard.
The Goddards want to be clear: they are not "gun grabbers".
"I've used guns myself. Colin has used guns... We're only looking for people who shouldn't have them in the first place", says Andy Goddard.
Goddard says the purpose of this video is get the U.S. Congress to close the gun show loophole that allows private sellers to sell guns without a criminal background check. That way, Goddard says "a criminal can not get it because they can't pass the background check, and the seller can sleep at night thinking that gun has gone to a safe place".
While working for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun violence this summer, the agency got a donor to fund the undercover project and gave Colin a green light.
With an undercover camera, Colin traveled to eight cities in five states that do not require Brady criminal background checks at gun shows, including Virginia.
In the five minute video, Goddard demonstrates just how easy it is to buy a gun with no questions asked.
In Richmond, he bought the weapon himself and enlisted locals in other states to help him.
Colin's father, Andy said it was harder to get rid of them than to guy them.
"Colin had a huge problem trying to get the police to take the gun. It took three hours and five different phone calls to get someone to agree to take the gun and deal with it", says Goddard.
The Goddards want to be clear: they are not "gun grabbers".
"I've used guns myself. Colin has used guns... We're only looking for people who shouldn't have them in the first place", says Andy Goddard.
Goddard says the purpose of this video is get the U.S. Congress to close the gun show loophole that allows private sellers to sell guns without a criminal background check. That way, Goddard says "a criminal can not get it because they can't pass the background check, and the seller can sleep at night thinking that gun has gone to a safe place".
It seem buearocrats won't rest until there's a puffy hat in every house. How polite was old George's coin flying across the Potomac?
Jason @ 12:30 AM EST, Nov 20, 2009
I am an expert marksman and know right from wrong. Any law abiding citizen should have ready access to fire arms excluding assult weapons. Let us defend ourselves without being controlled by conservatives who want to tie our hands. I'm tired of veing a victim.
Robin @ 11:45 PM EST, Nov 19, 2009
There IS NO GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE. Private sales are not regulated, nor should they be.
Secesh @ 11:42 PM EST, Nov 19, 2009
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