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Exclusive look inside the Costa Mesa Gun Show

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    Fox News gets unfettered access to one of the country's most popular gun shows

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In an at large exclusive for the first time in its history our cameras were allowed unfettered access inside the coast the mesa California.

Gun -- one of the country's biggest and most popular Craig brown brisk business and -- -- him.

That's what system and that was written so that the government can get so powerful.

And what to do nortel's -- just taken -- -- Twitter to present a little bit by -- a little bit.

51 gun shows in 26 states and like Bob Templeton is crossroads of the west gun show.

They're expecting record attendance.

20000.

People braved the rare foul weather here in Costa Mesa, California to attend this show.

To scoop up whatever ammo and guns they can.

Fearing further restrictions the hundred million plus -- America.

Our feeling put upon we're feeling like -- being scapegoated for -- they acts of a psychopathic killer in Newtown Connecticut while.

There's gun violence after avoiding the issue for his entire first term the president's post -- -- master campaign for stricter gun control has gained momentum column -- celebrities and survivors of gun violence have warmed up front.

To fight the powerful gun lobby and convince skeptics like Kenny mills and sons that gun control makes America safer.

It's our right it's crazy that we've been in this country 200 years plus and now this -- trying to take away.

A right to bear arms they're coming in here as you can you can looks and it's like hearing trolleys little radio flyers carts that that -- coming -- here.

Getting lots and lots and though one -- their major concerns is either gonna be list they're scared of big government and like that's gonna do for them in the future.

We are told to expect over 20000 people at the show and people are trying to.

Stuck up front everything can't as far as 223 ammo and buy assault rifles -- -- three -- -- money can't.

So far all gun control advocates have done that drive up prices.

Christie Christie though has been attending gun shows with her family since she was five years old that's one of 15100 vendors at this event she is astounded.

People already gouging prices and -- kind of have to get -- -- can't.

What's your response -- mean you're obviously a mom.

The it was a master of young children it's caused all -- this reaction to buy the gun control advocates was here.

Feeling about it.

I think we need better mental health care and better background checks definitely.

Get him in the loop holes finally made.

Mass shootings in Newtown Connecticut gun control advocates have been pushing for a ban on assault weapons high capacity clips.

And better background checks at gun shows like this one but the people that run this gun show in California say most of those restrictions or already in place.

We don't have so called assault rifles -- military style semi -- here they've already been banned.

As have the high capacity magazines.

And individuals.

Here must go through a background check but -- -- asking for nationally.

It works sort of in California but it will not work nationally.

To show he had nothing to hide and dispel misconceptions about the gun show background check loophole Templeton gave us exclusive access.

At one point citing a survey of prison inmates that claimed while twelve -- they got their weapons from gun stores only 2% got them at gun shows.

I think for myself and a lot of other comers in America.

Feel like these incremental incursions at the margins.

Are really part of a total plan to eventually the privacy of our lawful ownership of firearms in America you've met with Vice President Biden he's come to you for advice.

How do we prevent further violence what did you tell let's strengthen the existing laws before we try to impose new woods which we can't if we can enforce the -- Former marine Warner Brian -- has all the guns and ammo he needs.

But sees this as a final opportunity to prepare for the worse before or go to almost -- special -- -- -- well I've been preparing to produce for for ten years already well hopefully as -- that you don't need it.

You never know but it could do it will.

Although only six states including California require background checks on everyone who buys a -- wherever they buy it and whomever they buy it from.

Eleven states have limited regulations but 33 states have done.

Absolutely nothing to close the so called gun show loophole.

If have a loophole works they have an assault rifle and an.

As a private party -- not to sell guns at the business you're exempt from any background check requirement whatsoever.

You can sell that rifle to anyone wanted -- So 33 states Charles massacred by the day or that that night I think that it gun control advocates Craig accomplished anything.

It's going to be closing that that -- -- ball in those of those 33 states that may be the only.

The only thing they do a -- okay thank you Craig coming up next the love.

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