BOISE - As Dana Snebold fills out the paperwork for her new handgun at the Boise Gun Show, local weapons dealer Mike Dome completes her background check.

"It was easy," Snebold said. "A little bit of paperwork - they make sure you're not crazy, not a felon."

It's a process that only takes a few steps, but one Dome says is the law.

"I have to make a phone call with a driver's license and get approval," Dome said. "Then I can hand it right over to you, or if you've got a concealed weapons permit, you still have to fill the paperwork out - but you don't have to make a phone call."

But before you can walk out with the weapon of your choice, you have to be over 21, an Idaho resident and have a photo ID.

Christy Perry and her husband own the Buckhorn Gun Shop. She says sales were through the roof when President Barack Obama first took office in January, but have since gotten back to normal.

"People felt that things were in an uproar, and that creates an insecurity within people," Perry said. "Whenever we see that insecurity, then you'll also see people feel the need to defend themselves."

Perry says another important aspect to selling is safety for her customers.

"We just don't want to give you a gun and go, here you go," she said. "We want you to be sure that you're competent in it - that it's safe for you and it's safe for everybody else."

Gun buyers like Snebold have to fill out a few forms, but gun dealers say it's worth it to make sure guns don't fall into the wrong hands.