President Obama's EOs on Gun Control

[Lizzie Poppet]

1. As a UBC supporter, I particularly approve of that change in policy towards non-FFL sellers.

I've thought the vague rules about who is required to have an FFL to continue selling guns needed to be reformed for quite a while now, even before the idea of expanding background checks became a point of discussion. There's a vast difference between a gun owner selling one or two guns that they no longer want and those guys who come to every gun show with a couple tables full of tactical gear and a bunch of guns from their "private connection." The latter are running a business. Even if it's a part-time income supplement, it's still a business and should be licensed accordingly. The fact that they'll be required to run a background check is icing on the cake.

This is also a step closer to universal background checks. The final step to achieve that goal will have to be taken by each state (we already have done this here in Oregon), but I expect a lot of states to do so. Some, obviously, never will...but we can still see progress.