The fact is that non-FFLs CANNOT request a background check on a potential buyer, nor can they get 4473 forms. So how can "universal" background checks work?
Then there's the problem with "transfer" of firearms. Technically, under the proposed law, if I hand you a gun to inspect it, that's a transfer - and a felony. You could not even touch a gun that's not under your name. The whole concept is illegal and unworkable.
Well Rocky I have been dealing with this since 91. Nebraska rules.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 69-2403: May not receive transfer of a handgun without first obtaining either a handgun certificate or concealed handgun permit, both of which require a background check.
No background check requirement for private sales of rifles or shotguns.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1206: May not knowingly transfer firearms to anyone who is prohibited from doing so under state law.
Now since that time the general rule for private transfers of handguns was to write down the weapon serial # along with Name, DL# and purchase permit, or (CHP# now) and expiration date. Put this away for your own protection.
If the law ever came knocking it was proof that you did your due diligence for proper sale, even at gun shows. There was no mandatory mechanism for BC by private individuals.
People at gun ranges it was generally safe as they all started requiring proof of handgun certificate or CHP to be a member. Immediate family excluded.
What they want is every transfer to go through an FFL.
