So the firefighter shooter was using a Bushmaster .223

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121. I don't mind the FOPA. I think a 100% background check would be good though.

I think such a measure would be EASY to pass through congress now. The person selling the gun and the person receiving the gun should BOTH be checked. An failures should be reported to Authorities for investigation as to why a felon was either trying to sell or receive a gun (or why the system incorrectly flagged someone).

The people with guns we need to worry about first are the criminals. That would be easy legislation with little resistance and would not infringe on qualified gun owners rights at all. As it stands now, there is black market for guns, and a grey market. The grey market is all the guns that we have no idea about because private sales have no indication of legal or illegal. If you require ALL guns sold, gifted or inherited to pass though a FFL then as time marches on you eliminate the grey market - everything is either obtained legally or illegally.

Next hurdle, without registration, the system is obviously limited. But gunnies are scared of government or civil misuse of the list. So let the owners keep the "list". A good FFL check yields a "permit"... like your tax receipts. As long as you own the gun, you keep the NICS ticket. Your NICS ticket is the proof your gun was obtained legally. If you lose the ticket, you must visit the FFL who did the transfer (or ATF) to get a new check and ticket.

We should repeal the Hughes Amendment just for good measure too... hehe.