No amount of background checks, be it private sales at a gun show, outside a gun show, or even in a retail business will prevent someone who really wants to find a gun and do harm or commit illegal acts. The current system doesn't prevent them because the criminals do not do business with retail store or FFL in the first place. They steal or buy stolen guns from other criminal elements and will always find away around rules.baldeagle wrote: But it is more intrusive. And it won't do a single thing to prevent gang bangers and felons from getting guns. Even if it were possible to completely prevent sales between private parties, gang bangers and felons were either steal them or illegally purchase them. Forcing private gun owners to use background checks before sales won't change anything.
I have conceded to the current system for 1 transaction (pre-CHL) and since have purchased from FFL or retail dealers with a CHL and only required the 4473 and one 2 other FTF transactions. The only people who are really screned by background checks for gun purchases are the law abiding. There are probably a few who have a checkered past, but are wanting to live according to the rules who are denied by the current system, but I'm sure this is a low percentage of all the checks made. I don't have any stats, so it is purely mu opinion.
The only real answer is the 2nd amendment - with the right to keep and bear arms shall NOT be infringed. Because we live in a free society, based on our Constitution and bill of rights, we are the most free nation on earth and have been for the past 100+ years - just an infant compared to most other nations. But every law passed that erodes these rights just a little, will end up killing this nation just a little bit at a time until there is nothing left of the freedoms the founders fought and died for.
I say repeal all the nanny state laws that have been proven not to work since 1934 to keep guns from the criminals - all we have to do is look at LA, Chicago, D.C. and NYC to see how wonderful the laws in those states and cities have prevented crime. They DO NOT WORK and are only "feel good" laws for the sheep. This is the road that good intentions lead us down.