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It sounds so "common sense" to have mandatory background checks of all transfers at gun shows. I do think if a guy has a table rented then whatever guns he is selling should go through an FFL. BUT for the person to person personal transfer by individuals walking around, it is still essentially completely ineffectual to have this law. The criminals that we are worried about that are imagined to be there looking for other individuals to buy from will just avoid it. Any buyer and seller who wanted to avoid the check would simply agree to meet up elsewhere. How would the law prevent that from happening? That only leaves the good guys obeying the law, effectively creating a paper trail of the guns they purchase.

This whole thing is focused on banning the guns of the law abiding Americans or, failing that, creating a database of them for future grabs. This is one reason the idea of making it mandatory to have a background check for ammo purchases is gaining ground too. It is OUR guns they want to know the whereabouts and numbers of. Anyone with a shred of intelligence knows the criminals will not be stepping up. If we give them this, they will use it to come back for more. Jackals are not satisfied with one meal.

So I have seen several stories where the anti-s are saying polls are showing 74% of the NRA members want universal background checks. What? No one called our house nor any of the members I know. Everyone I know is 100% against universal background checks. Where did this bogus "poll" come from?