Manchin Selling Out WV to Gun-Grabbers

A group of four Senators, including Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) , are negotiating a bill that would require background checks for all private transfers of firearms. The main issue with this bill would be enforcement. In order to know if background checks are being performed, the government would have to have a record of who owns the gun in question. 'Universal Background Checks' quickly become a national gun registry. You can find a memo from Obama's Justice Department that comes to the same conclusion here (pdf).
Many gun control advocates will say it's not a big deal because no one wants to confiscate your guns. There are politicians from the local to the federal levels that want nothing less than confiscation. Take this example of a Pennsylvania politician from Bitter over at Shall Not Be Questioned.

On top of the de facto gun registry issue, there is also the question of efficacy.

1) Aurora, Colorado Shooter - passed a background check.
2) Tucson, Arizona Shooter - passed a background check.
3) Virginia Tech Shooter - passed a background check.
4) LAPD Cop Rampage Shooter - passed a background check.
5) Family Council Shooter - passed a background check.  


And finally, the incident that was the catalyst for the government's renewed interest in infringing Second Ammendment rights... 

6) Newtown, Connecticut - The shooter was actually denied by a background check. Instead the shooter murdered someone who he knew owned firearms, stole the firearms belonging to the victim, and went on to kill over 25 others.  

None of these firearms were purchased through some imaginary "loophole" for private transfers.  

Let Senator Manchin know that background checks on private transfers will do nothing but infringe on the rights of Americans by contacting him directly.