I haven't shopped at Miller's in a decade, and I certainly won't start now: they're not really my kind of store.
I don't support the bill. I don't think it will prevent gun sales between criminals, or gun thefts, or violent crime.
However, I would be shocked if some sort of universal background check bill is not passed, on the state and/or federal level. There is about a zero percent chance that the current gun laws will remain unchanged after Newtown, with the media and the politicians determined to make it look like they're doing something. If we can avoid a renewed, strengthened AWB and magazine size restrictions, that will be a major victory.
If they're going to do background checks, there are two major possibilities:
--Gun dealers do them, and keep the records the same way they already do. With the BATFE required to destroy the background check data after 24 hours, this would be the least intrusive on our rights. If a gun you sold was used in a crime, you would just tell the BATFE that you transferred it legally through a FFL, but you would not be expected to prove it. It's not going to prevent crime, but it's also not going to make criminals out of us.
--Individual sellers are expected to keep the proof of the background checks. This is one of the approaches favored by various lawmakers, but it's a terrible idea for us. If a gun you sold was used in a crime, you would be required to produce a document... what would happen if you lost it? Would you be charged with a crime? Could the victims of the crime take legal action against you? How long would you have to dig through the crap in your attic until you found it?
Remember, there are a lot of "gun control" schemes being floated right now, ranging from bad to much worse. To avoid the worst of them, we need to consider the likely event that the antis will pass something... and work to make sure it's merely bad, and not worse.
