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by NiftyFifty 3807 days ago
I'm a hugely leaning conservative thinking individual, but I think all guns should be restricted with the NICS check. I think only exception maybe immediate family for obvious reasons. The "gun trust" idea is even more my liking. However, any sale outside of this ... NICS always.
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I sometimes go shooting with my little sister. I'm teaching her how to shoot a .22. One problem is that every time I hand her the gun, it could count as a gun transfer... and she legally isn't family (close family friend since she was born).

Personally, I am pushing for a reduction in gun control across the board.

Just to clarify, because of this one thing that could be obviously turned into an exception ("if you go shooting with a family member, handing them the gun doesn't require a background check"), you want to reduce gun control across the board? Or are these two statements unrelated?
Legally she isn't family. So clearly your exception isn't as easy as you think it is.