I can see and understand running checks on the serial numbers, I like that idea myself, part of the Cover Your Ass policy as I see it. Still not sure if I beleive in the checking on the seller though, I guess I can understand why he is doing it, does not mean I totally like it.
But what if I was just convicted of a crime, lets say Domestic violence ( I was caught beating myself silly for not buying more prebans years ago :)), I did not want to sell my weapons till the trial was done, for hopes of getting a Not Guilty verdict. Now that the verdict is in, I know I legally have to sell the weapons so I try to do this, to keep myself legal and all, you run the background check, see I have a conviction and run away. how am I supposed to abide by the law if I cant sell my guns because I am now a convicted felon. I cant keep them cause I am a convicted felon....what am I supposed to do.
I know this is a What If Situation and usually hate when people do "What if...." situations, but I am just trying to make a point here. This is kinda turning into a legit discussion here, and not a flame war. I mean we already have to go through background checks to buy a weapon, are we now going to get the stage where we have to have background checks to sell a weapon?