Nat'l Firearms Background Check Law Intro

[ED3]

That is one reason that a 4473 should be done even for a personal sale. If you sell the gun and it gets used in a crime then it's going to be traced back to you and you'll have to explain your way out of it if you can. If you have a retailer do a 4473 transfer then you're free and clear if the gun is used in a crime. It will be traced back to you but they can pick up the trail again at the dealer that did the transfer for you.

An FFL transfer is, and should always be an option for a sale to anyone the seller (or buyer) has concerns about.
It's required on many sales when ownership crosses a state border.
It protects the seller, and also protects the buyer from buying a stolen gun.
I, as a buyer, or seller, might use the option of an FFL transfer, if I really wanted to do the deal.

However, by definition - a 'transfer' is anytime someone else takes possession of a firearm from someone else.
If I want to sell to a friend, or someone I know, or lend a gun to a friend, or family member, having to spend the money on each transfer is ridiculous.

It's on the seller to ensure the buyer is not a prohibited person.
Similarly, it's on me as a buyer to not buy a stolen gun.
In short: if I choose to take the risk to deal with someone, that is my decision to make.

Some sellers will take 'due diligence' and copy a buyer's driver's license, and carry permit as a record of who they sold to.
Some buyers will insist on the same of the seller.

I will show anyone my DL, or carry permit, but they won't be recording my personal information.
Personally, I won't allow just anyone a permanent record of that much of my personal information out of concerns about id theft.
I have no idea what they will do with it, or how securely they'll manage that info.

 

[Bill K]

I guess that the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives actually believes that the bad guys will actually go through a background check when they "obtain" their firearms. Background checks don't seem to work too well when the guns are stolen, or otherwise misappropriated..

Democrats and others just can not seem to get it into their brains that criminals do not obey any of the thousands of laws on the books. Adding new ones never enters their feeble brains that they are just adding another one that will also now be obeyed. Really makes a person wonder why the don't go after the criminal, rather than those that obey the laws. They are more ignorant everyday, it seems.

 

[ED3]

Democrats and others just can not seem to get it into their brains that criminals do not obey any of the thousands of laws on the books. Adding new ones never enters their feeble brains that they are just adding another one that will also now be obeyed. Really makes a person wonder why the don't go after the criminal, rather than those that obey the laws. They are more ignorant everyday, it seems.

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

I could accept that, if they would make it a national ID. Require it to get any government services, driver's license for a start, and SSAN account.

 

[carlsbad]

And only require you to do it once. I just paid for my umpteenth background check here in CA.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

It is so sad we have allowed our constitution protected rights to be eroded by state and local governments under the guise of public safety. Just Chicago's crime situation should be enough evidence that the government is not interested in YOUR safety. Politicians only are interested in how many and who are voting for them, the less educated and the lower the communication skills; the easier it is to garner a vote(all you need to do is promise them SOMETHING, usually lower personal accountability).

 

[Just Say Moe]

Seems to me now that I've thought about it a minute, that if background checks are required universally, then local law enforcement agencies ought to do it. At say $10 a pop, with the money going to buy vests and equipment.

Win Win

Good idea and the local LE's should be required to "volunteer" to do this - and for FREE. I believe the Brady bill was suspended for a while in the 90's due to the fact that the Federal government can't require a state/local gov't to do something they are not willing to do.