So then it's really a "sort of Constitutional carry" bill.
Yeah, sort of, you buy a handgun and you have a background check. I assume the bill doesn't require a background check to carry, as the current permit to carry license is today. There wouldn't be any point if it did. But you did pass a background check when you purchased your weapon. I suppose you "borrow" and carry w/o a background check.
I am all for zero background checks for everyone and carry weapon however, whenever and wherever you like. The only people who can't possess a weapon have been convicted of a crime and are presently in prison. Criminals who pay their debt to society get a free slate and full 2A rights. It's not like background checks stop criminals today. They are just a hoop that law abiding citizens have to jump thru and also pay for. Real criminals don't do background checks or try to buy legal weapons.
Background checks are a jobs program at every county sheriff's office in PA ... they have someone that processes carry permit applications and enter the background check info that goes to the state police.