Honestly, the current system could work pretty well. When I go in to buy a gun, I expect to be checked against a series of national databases.
That is the issue. Many databases are not linked to the check process. You can be convicted of crimes that would bar gun ownership and get a pass because the disarmers have never done their due diligence to form and link data already being collected and stored.
What data should be in the national check??? Only data which has gone through due process concerning American citizens. Non-citizens should not have that right and it should be much more restrictive to buy guns. Now, I believe some visa statuses can buy guns.
I worry that many politically oppositional folks like pro-gunners could end up on one of these uncontrolled "watch lists." Maybe someone could clarify what due process is involved that keeps the watchlist from becoming McCarthy-ism?
That is the issue. Many databases are not linked to the check process. You can be convicted of crimes that would bar gun ownership and get a pass because the disarmers have never done their due diligence to form and link data already being collected and stored.
What data should be in the national check??? Only data which has gone through due process concerning American citizens. Non-citizens should not have that right and it should be much more restrictive to buy guns. Now, I believe some visa statuses can buy guns.
I worry that many politically oppositional folks like pro-gunners could end up on one of these uncontrolled "watch lists." Maybe someone could clarify what due process is involved that keeps the watchlist from becoming McCarthy-ism?