That being said, I've been to the Saxet gun show several times, and I cannot even begin to convey my quiet rage at "professional" private sellers.
You've probably seen these guys, often sitting at tables with a few scattered variety of firearms from various eras, offering the whole buy/sell/trade gamut. They're clearly not FFLs, but they clearly make the gun show circuits (they don't just do Austin, I've seen them in San Antonio and Temple/Belton too). These are the people that are breaking the law, and these are the people that the Travis County idiots are referring to. You might think, "Well, let the ATF handle this," and you'd be right, except the reality is that the ATF is VERY understaffed with agents (true story) and this is rarely the kind of thing that agents go after unless pressured at the state or federal level. They're far more interested in chasing down the bad guys that are "big movers." (or moving guns into Mexico, but that's being discussed on other threads
)So, once again, the few highly-visible scofflaws are the ones that are creating this issue.
Technically, there is a solution, but it wouldn't satisfy Travis Co, nor, I think, would Saxet agree to it (basically don't allow non-FFLs that rent tables to sell firearms).
ok, I'm done ranting. Flame away if you want to, just remember I in no way support what Travis Co is attempting to do.