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Ex-military, member of the NRA, and a gun club, and I see no reason for not having background checks for private sales. I have sold around 15 guns in the past (one last week, in fact), and was always sure to see the license to make sure they were a resident to comply with the law, but was always a little worried about whether or not the people I was selling to were legally allowed to own the gun. Even turned down a few buyers because it just didn't feel right (if you know what I mean).
My worst nightmare would be selling a firearm to a felon who went on to use that gun to harm innocent people. I realize that can happen either way, but why not have the extra sense of security of knowing that the individual can legally own a firearm? $30 for a background check seems like a bargain for the piece of mind.
I know this will be a very unpopular opinion, so lets skip the "libtard", "you are anti-gun", "anti-2nd", BS attacks and just give me real, honest, thought out reasons why you are against it.
Attacks against me for thinking this way will only show that you don't have the intellect to defend your opinion, so, please, show me the other side of the coin. I am not above admitting I was wrong and changing my mind.
Whatever way people use to make themselves comfortable during a private transfer, they can do it on their own free will right now! The system is already in place for people to run a background check, yet still preserve their privacy. You don't want the government knowing the serial numbers of each gun you own and sell. Once they have a registry they'll want to conduct random inspections of your firearm inventory. Maybe I seem paranoid, but other developed nations have strict gun control, so why is it so hard for people to believe that our government would aim to take all of our guns? Do they not see the type of people running our nation now?