Kamala Harris is calling for an end to the so-called « Charleston loophole. »
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Kamala Harris, shown here at a January 27 rally in Oakland, is among the Democratic frontrunners.
During a town hall meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, presidential hopeful Kamala Harris was asked for her views on gun safety. The California senator, who is known for her strong positions on gun control, said that she wants to see a ban on assault weapons. She also called for the so-called “Charleston loophole” to be closed.
That had some people wondering what, exactly, the Charleston loophole is, and how it got its name.
The “Charleston loophole” allows gun dealers to sell guns without a background check, in cases where the FBI fails to complete background checks within three days. Under current law, when those background checks are not published within three days, applicants are automatically cleared and allowed to buy guns.
The “loophole” — which is also known as the “default proceed” — got its moniker after Dylann Roof was charged with the deadly shooting of nine people in a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015.
