Gun advocates split with NRA on checks

[Billybob]

[Some U.S. gun-advocate groups said they have broken with the National Rifle Association to support increased background checks for private gun sales.

Members of the groups -- like the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Second Amendment Foundation, the Fraternal Order of Police and a variety of gun dealers -- have been involved in behind-the-scenes talks with lawmakers or have expressed their support of more instant criminal background checks for those wishing to purchase a firearm, The Washington Post reported Tuesday....

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., a hunter leading a gun task force in the House, said the NRA no longer represents the viewpoint of most gun owners. Every dealer he said he talks to lately says they support increased background checks....]

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/03/06/Gun-advocates-split-with-NRA-on-checks/UPI-41351362573999/

 

[Jack T.]

Fraternal Order of Police is a "gun-advocate group"? Color me surprised.

 

[CoachR64]

I can understand many big dealers supporting expanded background checks on private sales. More business and cash flow to them. If it was a Car dealer, pretty sure They could get behind a law requiring every person to pay a fee to have the dealer help them transfer ownership of vehicle in a private sale.

 

[mugsy]

Hmmm...dealers, who stand to gain from the fees they will charge for, presumably, mandatory background checks favor additional checks...curious. Did the good gentleman from California also survey regular citizens - i.e. those who will have to comply under threat of law?

 

[Raoul Duke]

Set up a NICS system for private transactions that doesn't require using a FFL and watch how quickly their support disappears.

 

[uncle money bags]

 

[Billybob]

I can understand many big dealers supporting expanded background checks on private sales. More business and cash flow to them. If it was a Car dealer, pretty sure They could get behind a law requiring every person to pay a fee to have the dealer help them transfer ownership of vehicle in a private sale.

Truth is the dollar divides us more than politics.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

I just received this press release from NSSF:

Be wary of a national news media in search of information they work hard to find that fits a pre-existing narrative. Ever since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, reporters have been trying to drive a wedge between organizations that speak up for the Second Amendment. They often find support for their efforts from anti-gun organizations and politicians. After all, conflict makes news.

As the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, the National Shooting Sports Foundation believes that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) needs to be fixed to include more state criminal and mental health records. NSSF and its member companies believe that NICS plays a vital role in keeping firearms out of the hands of those who should not have them. The industry has long supported improvements to the NICS system.

An article is today's Washington Post incorrectly implies that this position puts NSSF at odds with the National Rifle Association. There is no conflict.

As NSSF president Steve Sanetti points out in this video, "Regarding so-called universal background checks, or background checks that extend beyond retail sales or to private transfers such as a father passing on a favorite hunting rifle to his son, our big concern is one shared by millions of firearms owners -- that enforcing checks of used firearm transfers between individuals will lead to the creation of a national registry of firearms, something that Congress has expressly prohibited.

"In addition, the current background check system would need to be greatly expanded at huge cost to handle the additional checks.

"Canada is actually in the process of dismantling its expensive and inefficient rifle and shotgun registry because it takes up police time better used elsewhere. We also have concerns related to the woeful lack of prosecutions of persons flagged by NICS as prohibited from purchasing a firearm, as well as concerns about imposing on firearms retailers increased regulatory burdens and exposure to liability for merchandise they didn't even sell."

 

[okietom]

Set up a NICS system for private transactions that doesn't require using a FFL and watch how quickly their support disappears.

I could not object to a background check that I could do over the phone or computer that was free with no record keeping.

 

[mr ed]

I could not object to a background check that I could do over the phone or computer that was free with no record keeping.

no record keeping is a democrat fairytale.
watch how fast they would go after people who regularly buy,sell and trade numerous guns per year.
for not having a dealers license and income tax.