> > Are you sure that stricter background checks would be found unconstitutional? > Would they be unconstitutional? Yes, without a doubt. I don't really think

> > Are you sure that stricter background checks would be found unconstitutional? > Would they be unconstitutional? Yes, without a doubt. I don't really think so. The State has the power to deprive citizens of their rights — to include their right to life — so long as it observes due process, so it has the ability to deny firearms ownership to e.g. felons (otherwise one would argue that the 2nd Amendment protects the right to arms of prisoners …). I think that it can require sellers to check whether or not someone is permitted to receive an item before transferring it. I just don't know that this is particularly effective. Honestly, weapons crime is not a problem of weapons: it's a problem of criminals.