Quote Originally Posted by merl View Post
so would you give up "all transfers must go through a FFL" for re-opening the registry? (With the requirement that should the registry close again F2F transfers no longer need a FFL)

That one is a tougher question and I'd probably take it.

What would you compromise on to re-open the registry?
On the background check issue, I'd probably go along with putting everything through an FFL, so long as the rest of the system doesn't change and we get something in return. 4473's stay with the FFL and there's no de facto gun database created. I don't see them giving us anything in return though.