Repeal all other gun control legilation.

Enact a law outlining, in simple terms, the diference between the proper and improper use of a firearm, both for hunting and defense.

Enact a law that requires a national database of the names and all known aliases of criminals, with a simple binary field that identifies those not eligible for firearms ownership.

Require its use for all those intending to enter a gun show.

require it’s use for all those intending to purchase a firearm.

Only the record of the search is kept in a seperate table, in the same database.

Actually enforce the law.

This would make the background checks faster, easier, more reliable and not intrude on anyones right to purchase any firearm they wished.

Good laws are simple laws. They are capable of being enforced!

For the record; I support reasonable gun control. I don’t believe my murderers should be allowed to purchase a gun. I believe that if you wish to carry a concealed weapon, you should know how to use it in stressful situations. I do not believe the federal government should be doing anything past setting GENERIC policies (such as Lawfull use of force) and maintaining databases that would be difficult, or impossible, for the states to manage.

Kranky Kritter’s statement about the conflict between closing loopholes and new laws is incorrect. This mindset is what is wrong with our legal system.

If I read you correctly, McCain’s position is that he supports closing this loophole, but other than that no other new gun control laws. And that sounds about right to me. But I BET it doesn’t sound about right to some other folks, namely those who enjoy limited regulations on gun transactions at gun shows. Thanks for clearing this up for all of us.