I have not been clear about the call for improving the background check and making it "Universal." What needs to be improved? Why can't the current check be amended to do it?
I was under the impression that in PA I can sell or transfer a rifle or shotgun to another individual (friend, relative, or interested person) but any handgun or sale at a gun show had to go through a federally licensed dealer and have a background check.
As I looked into this further I became aware that some states don't require gun show sales or any gun transfer other than those sold through a licensed dealer to have a background check.
The other loophole that I see is when a gun is purchased as a gift, the person who receives the gift has not gone through the background check. This opens the path for a criminal to have his non-criminal wife purchase the gun and give it to him. The 4473 form should include the name of the recipient of the gift and that person checked when the purchaser is checked.
I can agree with that type of improvement of the background check.
Does anyone reading this have an opinion on this?
I was under the impression that in PA I can sell or transfer a rifle or shotgun to another individual (friend, relative, or interested person) but any handgun or sale at a gun show had to go through a federally licensed dealer and have a background check.
As I looked into this further I became aware that some states don't require gun show sales or any gun transfer other than those sold through a licensed dealer to have a background check.
The other loophole that I see is when a gun is purchased as a gift, the person who receives the gift has not gone through the background check. This opens the path for a criminal to have his non-criminal wife purchase the gun and give it to him. The 4473 form should include the name of the recipient of the gift and that person checked when the purchaser is checked.
I can agree with that type of improvement of the background check.
Does anyone reading this have an opinion on this?