[Still Thinking]

My point here is that the whole thread is premised upon the notion that a felon ought not be subject to a background check, and a lot of posters seem to be standing up for the right of a felon to rent a gun without being subjected to a background check.

No, they're not. They're standing up the for the rights of the sane people, and if a few kooks slip through the cracks, better that than invading the privacy of the other 99.99%.

This can be done quickly, easily, with no violation of privacy. There is no legitimate reason that anyone has offered so far for why it should not be done.

It CAN, they choose no to revamp the system in such a way that the users' names are NEVER in the possession of the feral government, despite the fact that they're prohibited by law from keeping records of the names. If they won't do that, it makes them look like they're lying. Plus we have to trust them with information. What would you say the odds are of the government NEVER, NEVER misusing information once it's in their grubby statist little hands? And, yes I did state (quite clearly I thought) why this was a bad idea.

[Brilliant]

I agree it would need revamping, but the whole idea of doing a background check for gun rentals would involve revamping because you can’t get an instant background check right now, period.

[ForGod'sSake]

Entertaining discussion here from what I've read. I just wonder when sharp sticks will become lethal weapons and added to the instant check system to be able to purchase? Any real difference? Keeping guns out of the hands of felons or fruitcakes might be an admirable goal but in all likelihood, a fools errand. I does however make work for feral employees and allows them to harass the citizenry.