Guns used for self-defense vs. acts of violence

[geckosfeet]

159. NICS checks as implemented now in guns stores are over the phone and

notification is immediate. That is, the dealer is notified at the time of the sale whether or not the buyer is a prohibited person or not.

I would expect similar access to the NICs system for private sales. Having to travel to a gun shop or dmv or police station or some place other than the point of sale would be a non starter in rural America. Maybe in densely poplulated areas, government offices would have a NICs office. This represents expanded infrastructure. Scaling the NICs system up and expanding infrastructure to support added background check call volumes would cost money. The US taxpayer would have to pay for it.

This is part of the problem. Everyone is pounding their fists on the table for expanded background checks, but no one has actually proposed a feasible way of doing it. I am not surprised it failed to pass even though it does have majority public support.