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Some Members of NC City Council push to ban gun shows

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    Elizabeth Prann reports from Asheville, NC

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-- -- popular gun show -- just like you said there's really a debate.

Brewing across the nation on whether or not these gun shows should be banned we're seeing gun shows.

In New York you can't -- getting canceled this weekend however here in Asheville, North Carolina you can see the gun -- behind me continues but there are local government officials.

Who are figuring out ways to ban these type of shows and they're trying to do it legally Cecil -- well as a local councilman and he says he wants them banned from all city properties with.

I believe the gun shows are not contributing -- him and so yeah I'd like to not have the city be supporting them in any fashion.

The issue here is whether or not the -- -- center which is where we are now is owned by this city or this state the state says they don't at the city claims they do so -- something that a judge will have to decide in the future but meanwhile gun dealers and attendees here say they not only have the right to hold these gun shows there's a North Carolina statute.

Protecting these events they also argue they're being discriminated against after the devastating shootings in -- It's -- significant enough right here and families.

Kids don't.

He brought him into the.

Now gun dealers here tell us all the transactions are legal there are background checks and there's nothing illegally happening here according to those gun distributors.

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