What's wrong with the current state of gun background checks?

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3. I don't think there are any background check laws that are expiring, the issue is

that not every firearm transfer currently requires a background check. Specifically, depending on state law, a transfer between private parties (i.e., not a licensed dealer) may not require a check.

But as far as your Cabela's example, every purchase from a licensed firearms dealer requires a background check, no matter where the transaction occurs. So if those shoplifters had disqualifying records of any sort the sale would have been denied, whether it was cash or gift card or whatever. It seems from your other OP that you thought a purchase using a gift card would avoid a background check - that's definitely not the case. It's true that the money being used was stolen (and I get the sense that maybe Cabela's needs some better security wrt shoplifting, if this was so lucrative), but the source of the money has no relation to background checks or firearms law.