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The "gun show loophole" is the ability to own a gun without the government knowing you own a gun. In order to actually close this non-existent loophole all guns would have to be registered and registered guns are confiscated guns.
Nah. It's the ability to buy a new gun without getting a background check. All this means is that it's a little bit harder for convicted felons to get guns, and a little bit more work is required for private sellers. Very much a worthwhile tradeoff.
And that loophole is private sale. If you required background checks for private sale it would necessitate registration for it to do anything.