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terryg wrote: What am I missing?

Paperwork = Forms = Database = Privacy Concerns = de-facto Registration

Someone, I forget where, suggested that we let the Feds compile the NICS data, beef it up with mental health information, then let the States, or even better, a State-level NGO run the checks. The data could be secured by law, out of the hands of any government agency. A link could be established to local LE and a "stolen" check could be run at the same time as the NICS. Both parties (buyer and seller) could be given a receipt proving the date/time of the transaction, for the protection of all parties.

Not perfect, but keeping "registration"/transfer data out of gooberment hands would be closer to a palatable solution for me...

fickman wrote:I'm not supporting this, but it is interesting. If you close the "gun show loophole" so narrowly that it only applies to gun shows, the talking heads will lose a major talking points. The Bloomberg's of the world will hate it because it'll be harder to go after private sales.

I was surprised to see the bill written this way.
Perhaps they know it would be unconstitutional to prohibit private sales in private homes.? Although I don't know when the Constitution became an obstacle for them. Hate to give them too much credit.