Close the gun show loophole.

During my time in Washington, I have fought for sensible legislation that would expand background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and close the gun show loophole

Commits to closing the gun show loophole.

Gun Violence
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

The page quotes Schneider's 2012 House campaign website saying he would pursue the "Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2011" and that closing the loophole would reduce sales by unlicensed sellers to felons and domestic abusers.

This establishes the campaign promise as a federal House campaign pledge to pursue gun-show background-check legislation, not merely a general pro-background-check position.

unresolved unknown

Brad Schneider on Gun Control
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

Congress.gov lists H.R.1565, Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, in Schneider member activity; latest action was subcommittee referral on 04/30/2013.

During Schneider's first House term, he supported a background-check bill covering gun-show and internet transfers, but it only reached subcommittee referral and did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

Congress.gov Member Activity by Bradley Scott Schneider
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Congress.gov describes H.R.8's official title as "To require a background check for every firearm sale," lists Schneider as a 03/03/2021 cosponsor, and shows the bill passed the House but was placed on the Senate calendar with no enactment.

Schneider later cosponsored a broader universal-background-check bill that would have closed private-sale/gun-show gaps, but the bill did not become law.

never later_term A for effort

H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Section 12002 amended dealer-definition language from livelihood-and-profit language to activity done "to predominantly earn a profit."

The enacted BSCA did not require background checks for every gun-show transfer, but it gave ATF a narrower statutory basis to treat more profit-oriented sellers as licensed dealers subject to background checks.

partial later_term A for effort

Public Law 117-159 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

DOJ said the final rule implements BSCA and requires licensing/background checks when sellers sell guns "predominantly to earn a profit," including at gun shows or online.

This later executive implementation partially closed the gun-show/private-sale gap for profit-oriented sellers, but it was not the full all-gun-show-transfer regime Schneider had identified in the 2012 campaign pledge.

partial later_term

Justice Department Publishes New Rule to Update Definition of Engaged in the Business as a Firearms Dealer
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

ATF's 2026 repeal page says it is revising the engaged-in-business rule, rescinding certain provisions, while retaining the BSCA statutory definition.

As of June 1, 2026, the 2024 regulatory closure was under active rollback through an NPRM, reinforcing that fulfillment is partial and unstable rather than complete.

partial later_term

Repeal | ATF
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%