... unless, of course, the “benefit” is that of a national gun registration database. I would be much more ok (though, not absolutely ok) with background checks if there was no way to connect the make, model and serial number(s) of the gun(s) purchased with the identity of the purchaser. But, the 4473s have all such information. The 4473s are indeed gun registration.
I’d like to thank everyone who read and contributed to this post. It’s plain to me now that registration, especially the 4473s and the requirements for make and serial number, is fully in-place, and ready to facilitate confiscation.
Seems like the NRA and whatever GOPers with gonads have some additional work cut out for them...
Ugh.