NICS, by just about everyone's admission, doesn't work. Somehow, by throwing more money at the problem, it'll be fixed. Problems:
1. this isn't "free" money, it has to come from somewhere...higher fees for background checks? Ammo tax?
2. if you think private party sales WON'T be made illegal (only criminals would want to bypass the new and improved NICS, what are you trying to hide?), you must also believe the solution to any government-defined problem is more money. Probably not in this bill, but it will pass eventually.
3. When the fully-funded NICS fails to prevent some future incident, even MORE restrictions will be called for, like adding new definitions to "mental illness."
Sounds like the definition of insanity, all right.
Oh, the "compromise" is that you get to keep your guns for a while. NRA 4tehwin1!!!1!!!