JustinJ
Member
One of the more common complaints of those who advocate gun control is the fact that the NICs checked can be completely bypassed by private sales buyers at gun shows and through other resources. I'm interested in the thoughts of others regarding the creation of a fast and efficient resource to perform background checks by sellers of private weapons. Something along the lines of just a simple phone number one can call into, provide a driver's license #, and find out if the potential buyer is prohibited from owning a firearm. No tracking or logging but simply a yes or no. While voluntary compliance by the gun community would be great it is unfortunately unlikely so a legal requirement may warrant consideration but just having it available would be useful. At the very least it would at least provide something to counter the impression that gun owners are uncaring about crime prevention. If gun advocacy groups used their lobbying power to advocate such a system it could really help improve the general image of the gun community.