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First of all, the NRA has supported background checks for decades. So this is not a change in their position or a "sellout".

Yes, the federal government cannot be trusted, but that's not an issue that passing or not passing background check laws would change. The clear flaw in the present NICS system is the incomplete and missing information on the mental health of people who buy guns. IF this legislation addresses that problem (and it's a big if - after all, it's CNN reporting this - I'd recommend reading the actual bill before reacting to the news), then what we're talking about is improving the current system not adding new restrictions.

Secondly, I personally am in favor of requiring that all sellers at gun shows who have rented booths be required to run all transactions through NICS. Every FFL dealer already is. Those "private" sellers who buy, sell and trade guns at gun shows are acting as FFLs without having to comply with the requirements, which gives them an unfair advantage over those who do register. But this law doesn't even go that far, so I don't see how you can be so mad at the NRA.

Yes, in an ideal world we wouldn't have any checks at all and every sale, trade or purchase would be between the two parties and the government wouldn't be involved. We don't live in an ideal world. So long as we're going to have a NICS system in place, it at least ought to work the same for everybody. Obama aside, even if you had a Republican President and the Republicans controlled both houses of Congress, I doubt seriously you can successfully dismantle the NICS system. The arguments against it are far too persuasive to convince the majority of Americans that it's a good idea.