<Li> Requiring one or more ATF agents be present at every gun show </Li> <Li> Insulating unlicensed vendors from criminal liability if they agree to have purchasers complete a firearms transaction form </Li> <P> On November 6, 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton issued a memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General expressing concern about sellers at gun shows not being required to run background checks on potential buyers . He called this absence a "loophole" and said that it made gun shows prime targets for criminals and gun traffickers . He requested recommendations on what actions the administration should take, including legislation . </P> <P> During his campaign and presidency, President George W. Bush endorsed the idea of background checks at gun shows . Bush's position was that the gun show loophole should be closed by federal legislation since the gun show loophole was created by previous federal legislation . President Bush ordered an investigation by the U.S. Departments of Health, Education, and Justice in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings in order to make recommendations on ways the federal government can prevent such tragedies . On January 8, 2008 he signed the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA) into law . Goals and objectives that the NIAA sought to address included: </P>

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