Well, this is actually a common error. When you purchase a gun online, it will only be shipped to someone with a Federal Firearms License that allows them to sell it. The sale is recorded. The gun never gets to your door without you going to the store and showing ID, getting a background check ran, and picking it up in person (as well as paying a fee for that service).
Thanks very much for the great resource. I didn't know any of this. With all this in mind, should the background checks be expanded? I would like to make it harder for school shootings to take place, but I worry that expanding the background checks would infringe on the ordinary citizen's ability to purchase guns.
Well, this is actually a common error. When you purchase a gun online, it will only be shipped to someone with a Federal Firearms License that allows them to sell it. The sale is recorded. The gun never gets to your door without you going to the store and showing ID, getting a background check ran, and picking it up in person (as well as paying a fee for that service).
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Thanks very much for the great resource. I didn't know any of this. With all this in mind, should the background checks be expanded? I would like to make it harder for school shootings to take place, but I worry that expanding the background checks would infringe on the ordinary citizen's ability to purchase guns.