Ps what is a "universal background" check anyhow?
I am fine with a NICS check at the retail level and nothing past that.
The big elephant in the room is that criminals don't get background checks.
It's a false premise.
I am in favor of it. HOWEVER, I would need an assurance from the other side that records will not be kept of the people that buy guns.
I am fine with the NICS check, however this bs that Maryland is\has been doing goes too far. If the FBI says I'm good what's the issue. As a police officer I know it only takes a matter of seconds to do a III check. What else does MDSP claim to check that takes 7-60 days.
Mini rant over
If 92% of the country wants background checks on all gun purchases as Obama and MSNBC keep repeating, I figure at least 50% of the people here are in favor. Let's see...
This is one where I think there should be a universal background check, I also think said check should be done within an hour with a NICS check and by anybody...face to face I should be able to call, enter info and receive a confirmation yay or nay and then sell it to you if you pass.
I suspect what you are in favor of is radically different from what the leftists have in mind. In leftist wet dream land, UBC means paying an FFL upwards of a few hundred dollars and waiting weeks or months to complete a "private" sale.
Remember, whatever the leftists say is complete bull crap. They will put frosting on a turd and sell it to suckers as a top-shelf confection.