I don't really see the parallel. "The mere fact that I have nothing to hide gives nobody the right to look." You seem to be making a privacy argument, but if you fail to pass a background check, it will be because of something that is public record. There's nothing private about information that is public record.
For that matter, I personally would prefer to do private sales via a FFL, and have done so in the past. For one, I don't plan to keep the paperwork for the required number of years, as I have enough crap in my house. For another, it almost certainly alleviates the seller of any responsibility in the transaction. You simply deliver the gun to the FFL and your responsibility in the transaction (as far as background checks/knowledge of who is a prohibited possessor/etc.) is done. It's then up to the buyer to jump through the requiresite hoops (background check, class 3 license, etc.) to collect his purchase, and for the FFL to manage the paperwork.
There are certainly poor ways it could be implemented and I'm not saying there aren't. That said, I don't really see any reason why a background check is required for a transaction from a license holder and it's not required from a non-license holder, and there are simple ways to make this area of the law more consistent.
Boz.....
You know me. I'm not an "EBR" guy. I'm not a pistol guy. My rifles are bolt or lever action. I won't speak to handguns, but "
IF" I had one (which I can't because I don't have a CCW) it would be a single action revolver in .357 to go with my lever guns. As for shotguns, I prefer them SxS.
So as you can see my guns are not much threatened by the current crop of gun control proposals.
But that is
NOT the point. If those of us that aren't much interested in the "bad guns" don't stand shoulder to shoulder with the "EBR" and semi-auto guys now then they will lose their rights and
OUR heads will be next on the chopping block.
You see Boz, the guys that are blabbering about "common sense gun control" are taking the incremental approach. Today, "common sense gun control" is semi-auto rifles and shotguns with "evil features" as well as semi-auto pistols with magazines that hold more than 7 rounds.
In 5 years "common sense gun control" will be lever action rifles that hold more than 5 rounds.
In a few more years it will be "who needs more than 2 shots to kill a deer?"
And then of course "Who needs more than 1 shot to kill a deer?"
You see Boz, the people that are howling about "common sense gun control"
HATE ALL GUNS!They are going after the semi-auto guys now, but they will be coming for you and me if we don't stop them now.
Get out there and buy yourself an EBR....with a 50 round drum magazine...and a "protruding pistol grip", flash suppressor and all that other "evil stuff". I'll bet dollars to donuts it doesn't turn you into a crazed school killer.
We have to stick with our semi-auto bretheren right now, 'cause if we don't, there will be nobody left to stick by us.
In closing, I leave you with the French National Anthem....with not so well done subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K1q9Ntcr5g
