>>>The results in polls depend on the questions asked:
>>>http://www.pollingreport.com/guns.htm
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>>For sure, but looking through that page, it does seem that the vast majority of those polled (and by inference, Americans generally) favor nearly universal background checks.
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>>Tamar
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>I agree and most folks I know agree with background checks. It doesn't prevent you from purchasing a weapon unless you have a criminal background. I don't know the planned stand on psychological requirements - that part is the most necessary but also the area with the highest potential for abuse. The question is, if it is implemented, what happens to the 270,000,000 to 310,000,000 weapons already in the hands of civilians?

That is indeed a problem. If there was universal background checks and registration, when those 300,000,000 guns change hands then there would be a paper-trail from that point forward (assuming they're owned by non-criminals who follow the rules when they sell it). Of course the other option is to simply tell people to register the guns they already have.