Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson is taking the most definitive steps to date to close the so-called gun show loophole and, in doing so, is kicking a hornet’s nest.
On Monday, Wilson is expected to announce that the two companies that put on gun shows in the county-owned Mountain America Expo Center will require background checks for private sales. Licensed firearms dealers already have to do the checks.
“When she learned some personal firearm sales were happening in Salt Lake County-owned facilities with no background checks, she realized it was something she could influence,” said Wilson’s spokeswoman, Chloe Morroni.