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Universal Background Checks: The Trojan Horse of Gun Control
- Mom At Arms
- 14 hours ago
- 2 min read
What are Universal Background Checks (UBCs)? UBCs are laws that require a criminal background check for every firearm transfer—whether it’s a sale, gift, or loan—between any individuals, not just through licensed dealers. That means even handing a rifle to your cousin for hunting or gifting a handgun to your adult child would require government approval.
Sounds harmless? It’s not. UBCs are the gateway to surveillance, criminalization, and unconstitutional overreach.
The Enforcement Lie: What UBCs Actually Require
UBCs sound simple: “Just check before you sell.” But enforcement isn’t simple—it’s invasive. To enforce UBCs, the government must:
Track every gun and every owner: That means a federal registry, which Congress has long prohibited. Without it, there’s no way to verify whether a private transfer complied with the law.
Criminalize private transfers: Lending a rifle to a friend, gifting a handgun to a family member, or selling a shotgun to your neighbor without paperwork becomes a crime.
Force all transfers through licensed dealers: Even between lifelong friends, every exchange must go through a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL), adding cost, delay, and paperwork.
Rely on stings and tip lines: Enforcement depends on surveillance, entrapment, and prosecution of technical violations—not prevention of violent crime.
In Virginia, legislation like HB 1627 expands state access to criminal records, laying the groundwork for broader enforcement. It doesn’t say “registry”—but it builds the infrastructure for one.
The Constitutional Problem
The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms—not the right to ask permission first. The Founders didn’t write it for duck hunting. They wrote it to ensure the people—not the government—hold the power to defend themselves, their families, and their freedom.
UBCs violate:
The Second Amendment’s guarantee of individual rights
The Commerce Clause’s limits on federal control over intrastate transfers
The Firearm Owners Protection Act (1986), which explicitly prohibits the creation of a federal gun registry
The Historical Echo: Gun Control as Discrimination
Gun control isn’t new—it’s repackaged oppression. Throughout American history, laws restricting firearm access have targeted the marginalized:
Slave codes and Black Codes criminalized Black gun ownership
Jim Crow-era permit laws denied carry rights to Black citizens while white applicants sailed through
MLK was denied a carry permit after his house was bombed
California’s Mulford Act disarmed the Black Panthers for daring to police the police
Today’s UBCs follow the same playbook: disarm the public, especially the politically inconvenient, and centralize power.
The Political Reality in Virginia
This November, Virginians face a choice. Anti-gun groups are pouring money into state races, hoping voters won’t notice the fine print. Laws like HB 1627 are just the beginning. The goal isn’t safety—it’s control: On the Record: Abigail Spanberger's views on Virginia's top issues | Nvdaily | nvdaily.com
UBCs don’t stop crime. They criminalize freedom. They flip the presumption of innocence, treating every gun owner like a suspect until proven compliant.
Don’t Fall for the Spin
Universal background checks aren’t about keeping guns out of the wrong hands. They’re about putting every gun into a database—and every owner under government scrutiny.
This isn’t just policy. It’s power. And it’s on the ballot.
Vote like your rights—and your history—depend on it.
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